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

• I hope I can live up to what you expect of me.
  我希望我不会辜负你对我的期望。
• And you are not in this world to live up to mine.
  而你在这世界也不是为了我的希望而存活。
• I will live up to what you expect, trust me!
  我不会辜负大家对我的期望的，相信我！
• 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？
• I expect the person to live up to my expectations.
  我期盼当事人达到我的预期。
• The Festival aims to live up to its reputation as a trail-blazing event.
  该艺术节志在不虚负其先锋性活动的声名。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！