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单词 measure up
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measure up

phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theymeasure up
he/she/itmeasures up
present participlemeasuring up
past tensemeasured up
past participlemeasured up
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to be good enough

    The machines are being tried out to see how they measure up.

    measure up to:

    Will he measure up to the challenges that lie ahead of him?

    Synonyms and related words
    To be good enough or as good as expected
    satisfy
    fit in with
    suit
  2. 2
    transitive to measure something in preparation for making, building, or fitting something else

    I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.

    Synonyms and related words
    To measure something
    measure
    weigh
    pace out

measure up

phrasal verb
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theymeasure up
he/she/itmeasures up
present participlemeasuring up
past tensemeasured up
past participlemeasured up
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    intransitive to be good enough

    The machines are being trialled to see how they measure up.

    measure up to:

    Will he measure up to the challenges that lie ahead of him?

    Synonyms and related words
    To be good enough or as good as expected
    satisfy
    fit in with
    suit
  2. 2
    transitive to measure something in preparation for making, building, or fitting something else

    I measure up the boards and then Joe cuts them.

    Synonyms and related words
    To measure something
    measure
    weigh
    pace out
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