请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 abreast
释义 abreast
I. \əˈ-\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: Middle English abrest, from a- (I) + brest breast
1.
 a. : beside one another with bodies in line
  < four cars standing abreast so as to block the street >
  < with seats two abreast on each side of the aisle >
 b. nautical : in or to a position with the bearing of another object 90 degrees from the bow : directly abeam
  < abreast of the tip of the island >
2. : up to or equal to a particular standard or level (as of performance or development)
 < kept wages abreast of the rising living costs >
: in a condition of acquaintance with events or developments in a particular field : up-to-date
 < the researcher keeps abreast with related work in his field >
II. preposition
nautical : abreast of
 < lying abreast the island >
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/23 1:42:24