abreast

英 [ə'brest] 美 [ə'brest]

• adv. 并肩地；跟上

双解释义

adv. (副词)

1. 并列,并排

   side by side (with sb/sth) and facing the same way

英英释义

Adjective:

1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge;

   "kept abreast of the latest developments"
   "constant revision keeps the book au courant"
   "always au fait on the latest events"
   "up on the news"
   

Adverb:

1. alongside each other, facing in the same direction

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The four of them walked abreast.
   四人并肩而行。
2. They walked two or three abreast.
   他们两三个人一排地走着。
3. Hayes' horse fell abreast of his father's.
   海斯和他父亲骑马并肩而行。
4. Many people stood abreast to listen to him.
   许多人并肩站着听他说话。
5. Many people get abreast of what is gong on by reading newspapers.
   许多人通过读报来了解并跟上时代的发展。
6. We must keep abreast of [with] the times.
   我们必须跟上时代。

常见句型

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Five cars stood abreast.
   五辆汽车排成一行停靠。
2. They lined up six abreast.
   他们排成六人一行。

经典引文

• They..passed in on to the grass, four abreast.

  出自： D. H. Lawrence

• Three policemen came down the hall abreast, in step.

  出自： J. Irving

常用短语

用作副词 (adv.)

be〔keep〕 abreast of〔with〕

(使)保持与…并列; 了解…的最新情况(cause to) remain level with (sb or sth ahead );(cause to) know the most recent facts about
be〔keep〕 abreast of〔with〕 sb/sth
Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.

布鲁克斯赶上领先的赛跑运动员好几分钟,可是后来落后了。
This building is abreast of the tip of the island.

这幢建筑物与该岛的尖端齐头。
Read the papers if you want to keep abreast of time.

如果你想跟上时代就要看报。
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。 keep sth abreast of〔with〕 sth
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。

词汇搭配

• keep abreast with 跟上
• abreast with 与
• abreast of 与
• be abreast of 与 ... 并列
• abreast of the times 符合时代的(时新的)...
• line abreast 横队
• keep abreast of 与 ... 齐头并进...
• be abreast with 与
• fall abreast of 与 ... 并列
• fall abreast with 与 ... 并列
• abreast with the times 与时代并进
• get abreast of 赶上(与 ... ...
• four-abreast hitch 四马一套

词语用法

adv. (副词)

1. abreast的基本意思是“并列,并排”,在句中常用作状语(多位于词尾)或表语，用作表语时常用于be〔keep〕 abreast of〔with〕短语中。
2. abreast不用于比较等级。

近反义词

【近义词】

• alongside 在旁边
• beside 在 ... 旁边
• side by side 肩并肩地
• conversant 熟悉的
• parallel 平行的
• along 沿着
• by 靠近
• side 边
• au fait <法>精通的
• au courant 熟知时事的, 最新的...
• level 数量
• next to 邻近
• shoulder to shoulder 肩并肩地
• in on 参加
• in touch 能达到的
• up with 拥护(举起
• up-to-date 最新的
• well-informed 消息灵通的
• lined 具线纹的
• up 向上
• up on 熟悉