单词
abreast
英 [?'brest]
美[?'br?st]
基本信息
- adv. 并肩地；并列
- adj. 并排的；肩并肩的
CET6+TEM8GRE低频词扩展词汇
中文词源
abreast 并排
来自短语on breast.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. As they reached the start-finish line Prost jinked right and drew abreast.
- 当他们接近起止线时，普罗斯特猛向右转，两辆车并排驶过了终点。
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- 2. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
- 当他赶上那个男人时，他装出了要跌倒的样子。
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- 3. Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
- 埃伦会通过电话及时向我通报进展情况。
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- 4. He will be keeping abreast of the news.
- 他将时刻关注最新消息。
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- 5. We'll keep you abreast of developments.
- 我们会随时告知你最新进展。
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