abreast
英 [?'brest]
美[?'br?st]
- adv. 并肩地；并列
- adj. 并排的；肩并肩的
CET6+TEM8GRE低頻詞擴展詞匯
中文詞源
abreast 并排
來自短語on breast.
英文詞源
- abreast (adv.)
- mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.
雙語例句
- 1. As they reached the start-finish line Prost jinked right and drew abreast.
- 當(dāng)他們接近起止線時，普羅斯特猛向右轉(zhuǎn)，兩輛車并排駛過了終點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
- 當(dāng)他趕上那個男人時，他裝出了要跌倒的樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
- 埃倫會通過電話及時向我通報進展情況。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He will be keeping abreast of the news.
- 他將時刻關(guān)注最新消息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. We'll keep you abreast of developments.
- 我們會隨時告知你最新進展。
來自柯林斯例句