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

• The onus is on the shopkeeper to provide goods which live up to the quality of their description
  店主有义务提供质量与其描述相符的商品。
• 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 just want you to live up to your responsibilities.
  我只是想你担负起你的责任。
• 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。
• I expect the person to live up to my expectations.
  我期盼当事人达到我的预期。
• 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。
• I had to live up to my oath.
  我必须履行我的宣誓。
• To my shame, I did not live up to her expectations.
  使我惭愧的是，我辜负了她的期望。
• You should live up to what your parents expect of you.
  你应该不辜负父母对你的期望。
• In some ways, we failed to live up to one another's expectations.
  在某些方面，我们互相的期望都落了空。