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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Live up to the expectations of our own people and the people throughout the world.
  不辜负全国人民和全世界人民对我们的期望。
• 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 tried to live up to my ideal of myself.
  我努力活出理想的自我。
• They hope he will live up to their expectations.
  他们希望他将不辜负他们的期望。
• 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。