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词组 come up to
释义
Phr V
come up to
comes, coming, came, come
come up to sth
(never passive) to reach an acceptable or expected standardusually negative
This essay doesn't come up to your usual standards.If his work doesn't come up to scratch (= reach the standard we expect), we'll have to get someone else to do it.
be coming up to sth
(always in continuous tenses; never passive) to be almost a particular time or age
It was just coming up to 5 o'clock and he was getting rather hungry.'How old are you, Helen?' 'I'm coming up to fifteen.'
phrasecome up to1. come up to sth usually negative BrE to reach a particular standard, or be as good as you expect something to become up to sb's/sth's standards Many of Britain's beaches do not come up to EC standards.come up to expectations We loved the island, but the hotel didn't really come up to our expectations.come up to scratch (=be as good as expected or as something should be) Over a third of the schools in the survey didn't come up to scratch. SIMILAR TO: reach2. be coming up to sth BrE to be getting near a particular time or age: It was coming up to two o'clock by the time everyone had left. My oldest son's just coming up to sixteen. Frank will be coming up to retirement in a year or two, won't he? SIMILAR TO: to approaching formal

come up to

1. To come near or approach. He came up to me in the club and asked if I would like to dance.
2. To compare with or equal something in value, size, standards, etc. The new courthouse doesn't come up to the grand elegance of the old building, but it will be much more functionally efficient. My electric car doesn't come up to sports cars in terms of speed, but I'd rather have one that doesn't require gasoline.
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