live up to

英 [lɪv ʌp tu]

美 [lɪv ʌp tu]

遵守（诺言）; 符合，不辜负（期望）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 遵守（诺言）；符合，不辜负（期望）
  If someone or somethinglives up towhat they were expected to be, they are as good as they were expected to be.
  1. Sales have not lived up to expectations this year...
     今年的销售额不尽如人意。
  2. Had he lived up to his promise, he would have made a fortune in sponsorship money.
     要是他遵守了诺言的话，他本应该已经从赞助费中赚了一大笔钱了。

英英释义

verb

• meet the requirements or expectations of
  Synonym:satisfyfulfillfulfil

双语例句

• You should live up to what your parents expect of you.
  你应该不辜负父母对你的期望。
• These general principles are widely known, but it isn't easy to live up to them.
  这些大道理人人都懂，真正做到可不容易啊！
• You can trust that I will work hard to live up to your expectations.
  您可以相信我将努力学习，不辜负您的期望。
• I need to live up to my promises to her.
  我必须信守对的承诺。
• Children will always live up to your expectations of them.
  孩子们不会辜负你对他们的期望的。
• What if you ( or they) don't live up to expectations?
  如果你（或他们）达不到预期怎么办？
• Many men feel their body shape doesn't live up to the stereotype of the ideal man.
  很多男人都觉得自己的体形不符合人们心目中惯有的理想男性形象。
• I don't understand why people think they have to live up to the world's standards.
  我不理解为什么这么多人觉得生活就应该是一个标准的。
• He has been trying hard all the time to live up to what his parents expect of him.
  他一直努力不辜负他父母对他的期望。
• I mean, what if I don't live up to their standards.
  我的意思是，如果我不能达到他们的标准怎么办。