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

• Sales have not lived up to expectations this year
  今年的销售额不尽如人意。
• 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。
• 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 think I should work hard at English and live up to his expectation.
  我想我应该努力学习英语，决不辜负他的期望。
• I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.
  我并不是为了满足你的期待而生。
• 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？
• 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 had to live up to my oath.
  我必须履行我的宣誓。
• 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。
• 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。