(使)保持與…并列; 了解…的最新情況(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.
布魯克斯趕上領(lǐng)先的賽跑運(yùn)動員好幾分鐘,可是后來落后了。
This building is abreast of the tip of the island.
這幢建筑物與該島的尖端齊頭。
Read the papers if you want to keep abreast of time.
如果你想跟上時代就要看報。
She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.
她及時回復(fù)如雪片般飛來的大批信件。
keep sth abreast of〔with〕 sth
Even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of the rising living cost.
即使這樣的安排也不能使工資水平跟上日益上漲的生活費(fèi)用。