abreast

CET-6 FREQ #39594 ★☆☆☆☆

adv. 并肩地, 并列地

发音

US /əˈbɹɛst/
AU /əˈbɹɛst/

别名

abrest

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Side by side, facing forward.

  2. 2.

    Alongside; parallel to.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.

  4. 4.

    Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced

    to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science

  5. 5.

    Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam.

    航海 交通
adv.
  1. 1.

    Side by side and facing forward.

  2. 2.

    Alongside; parallel to.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.

  4. 4.

    Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.

    She believes it is important to keep abreast of new scientific developments.

  5. 5.

    Breast high (of an advancing wave).

    苏格兰

    The west wind blew a tempest, and, according to the common expression, brought in the water [of the Solway] three foot abreast.

  6. 6.

    Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.

    并排

    并肩

    航海 交通
  7. 7.

    At the same time; simultaneously.

    废旧
prep.
  1. 1.

    Abreast of; alongside.

    This ship sank abreast the island.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

au fait au courant up on

近义相关 1

informed

相关短语

line abreast lines abreast

词源

From Middle English abrest. By surface analysis, a- (“on, at”) + breast, meaning “breasts (chests) in line, side-by-side and exactly equally advanced”; roughly “breast-by-breast”.

来源：wiktionary