abreast

英 [əˈbrest]

美 [əˈbrest]

adv.  并列; 并排; 并肩

GRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14056 / COCA.16406

习惯用语

adv.

keep abreast of sth
• 了解最新情况；跟上（某事物的发展）
  to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject
• It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in computing.
  要跟上计算机领域所有最新的发展几乎不可能。

牛津词典

adv.

• 并列；并排；并肩
  next to sb/sth and facing the same way
  1. cycling two abreast
     两辆自行车并排而行
  2. A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop.
     一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 并排，并肩（行进）
  If people or things walk or moveabreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
  1. The steep pavement was too narrow for them to walk abreast.
     陡坡太窄，他们没法并排走。
  2. ...a group of youths riding their motorbikes four abreast.
     驾着摩托车，四个一排齐头并进的一群年轻人
• PREP-PHRASE 与…并列；与…并排
  If you areabreast ofsomeone or something, you are level with them or in line with them.
  1. 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。
• PREP-PHRASE 了解，跟上（最新情况）
  If youkeep abreast ofa subject, you know all the most recent facts about it.
  1. He will be keeping abreast of the news...
     他将时刻关注最新消息。
  2. We'll keep you abreast of developments.
     我们会随时告知你最新进展。

英英释义

adv

• alongside each other, facing in the same direction

双语例句

• I like to keep abreast of the laste developments in software.
  我想在软件领域跟上时代的步伐。
• He will be keeping abreast of the news
  他将时刻关注最新消息。
• We must keep abreast of the times, that is the purpose of our reform.
  我们要赶上时代，这是改革要达到的目的。
• 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。
• Five cars stood abreast.
  五辆汽车排成一行停靠。
• The boat came abreast of us and signalled us to stop.
  小船开过来与我们并排，发出讯号要我们停下。
• The bridge can take four lorries abreast.
  这座大桥可容4辆卡车并列通行。
• Even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of the rising living cost.
  即使这样的安排也不能使工资水平跟上日益上涨的生活费用。
• They walked two or three abreast.
  他们三三两两地并肩行走。
• She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.
  她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。