PHRASAL VERB 符合(标准);达到(期望) If you do not measure up to a standard or to someone's expectations, you are not good enough to achieve the standard or fulfil the person's expectations. 符合(标准);达到(期望)
It was fatiguing sometimes to try to measure up to her standard of perfection. [VERBPREP. + to]
有时候,力求达到她尽善尽美的标准让人觉得很累。
She's always comparing me to other people, and somehow I never measure up. [VERBPREP.]