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 abreast [ə'brest]   添加此单词到默认生词本
ad. 并肩地, 并列地

  1. The ships were abreast of the fort.
    那些船与炮台处于同一水平位置。
  2. Over the first four laps, Bedford stayed abreast of the German runner.
    在头四圈里，贝德福德一直与那名德国赛跑选手并驾齐驱。
  3. A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
    三驾马车由三匹马并肩拉的俄国式马车


abreast
[ adv ]
  1. alongside each other, facing in the same direction

    2. <adv.all>
[ adj ]
  1. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge

    2. <adj.all>
    kept abreast of the latest developments
    constant revision keeps the book au courant
    always au fait on the latest events
    up on the news


Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]
1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, ``Two men could
hardly walk abreast.'' --Macaulay.

2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a
line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.

3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to
keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.

4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]

Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller.

  1. Many people on the operators' lists routinely keep the White House abreast of any number changes.
  2. In Iowa and New Hampshire, Democratic presidential candidate Bruce Babbitt uses computer communications to keep staffers abreast of his positions on arms control and other issues.
  3. Trade associations, however, insist that accountants need continuing education to stay abreast of changes in the field.
  4. The tunnel discovered Saturday was found 145 yards below the surface, and is 2 yards wide and 2 yards high, large enough for three fully armed soldiers to run abreast, officials said.
  5. Sources said students have streamed back and forth to Beijing to keep their colleagues in the provinces abreast of what students in the capital are doing.
  6. Armed with this high-grade intelligence, management adjusts wages to keep abreast of inflation. Productivity and quality at the Kiev plant are up to similar standards as those in Tambrands plants elsewhere.
  7. First, he must make sure Dukakis is abreast of events back in the state while the governor spends three or more days a week on the campaign trail.
  8. President Bush was spending the weekend relaxing at his oceanfront summer home here, but he and national security adviser Brent Scowcroft were kept abreast of the attempted coup, a spokeswoman said.
  9. The principal of the Camp Allen school in Norfolk, Va., was describing what classroom teachers face when trying to keep schoolchildren abreast of rapidly escalating events in the Persian Gulf.
  10. Police then lined up three abreast and pushed the crowd off the drawbridge.
  11. There is cold beer on tap, a cooked ham on the table and a flock of attendants keeping visitors abreast of the competition outside.
  12. Several years of rampant inflation has made them extraordinarily adept at beating the relentless price hikes, or at least staying abreast of them.
  13. And he is a voracious reader, plowing through everything from The Asian Wall Street Journal to the Bank Credit Analyst newsletter to stay abreast of market trends.
  14. IBM was once reluctant to strike technology-sharing partnerships with outside companies, but competitive pressures have forced it to seek such alliances to stay abreast of the latest developments in technology.
  15. Last Sunday, Bush was on his way to a speech in Portland, Ore., when a passenger train drew abreast of his motorcade on tracks that paralleled the highway.
  16. Mother Alexandra said she has spent much of the past week on the telephone with friends and relatives in Europe, keeping abreast of developments and consoling friends of the many who died in the uprising.
  17. Workers try to keep abreast of current events, he said.
  18. The insurance market changes so fast that we need to keep abreast of changes, and I hope we'll be able to offer an improved service to our existing clients.' Charles Taylor's previous system was a DEC-based, with applications written in DEC Basic.
  19. Mr. Wilson provided "technical advice" on PaineWebber's 100-page proposal and kept the firm abreast of how the competition was going, according to a former PaineWebber official.
  20. Sixteen somber men in blue business suits line up four abreast under the blazing sun, briefcases in hand.
  21. By its banks, scores of rusting freighters trapped eight years ago by the war were anchored two abreast.
  22. Meanwhile, investors struggled to keep abreast of earnings reports.
  23. The measure means that most workers are not keeping abreast of inflation, which was measured at an annual rate of 5.6 percent in December.
  24. The interim dividend is a same-again 1.85p. The directors said an office had been established in Shanghai which would enable the group to keep abreast of the 'rapidly developing' supply base in China.
  25. He added that Navigation Mixte's management was kept abreast of the share purchases by the French concern.
  26. John Gordon rode a stocky chestnut horse in front of a column of rebel soldiers marching four abreast between Union troops with shouldered arms.
  27. "Technology is available to the criminal element," he said. "We have to stay abreast of the new technology." Until recently, criminals were succeeding in hiding many of their transactions with computers and fax machines.
  28. Now is not the time to embark on the implementation of such a monstrous project.' To keep abreast with world trade, however, the authority is continuing to review the way in which tolls are levied.
  29. Stressing "too many Hispanic Americans are not getting the first-rate education they need and deserve," Bush said the executive order sets up an advisory committee to keep the education secretary abreast of ways to improve federal educational efforts.
  30. The computer announces screening appointments and keeps Emerson abreast of time schedules for commercials and other matters.
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