单词 | meet a |
释义 | meet ameet a 1 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto do something that someone wants, needs, or expects you to do or be as good as they need, expect etc 满足需求/需要/要求/条件等 The company says it is unable to meet the workers’ demands for higher wages. 公司称无法满足工人加薪的要求。 The service is tailored to meet your needs. 此项服务应您的需求量身定制。 beaches which meet European standards of cleanliness 符合欧洲清洁标准的沙滩 Examples from the Corpus meet ... standards• If you decide to have one fitted, make sure it is done by a reputable company and meets recognised standards.• These require employers to assess users' workstations to ensure they meet certain standards.• Guns should meet basic safety standards, she says, just as cars and toys do.• Belmont Bleaching and Dyeing has failed consistently to meet legal standards since 1988 but has not been prosecuted.• In return for meeting these standards the exchange has insulation from liability for negligence to specific persons.• Engine manufacturers will have flexibility to meet the new standards through a phase-in approach between 2007 and 2010. → meet a need/demand/requirement/condition etc at meet1(2) 2 SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto achieve something that you are trying to achieve 达到目的/目标等 It’s impossible to meet the sales targets. 要达到这个销售指标是不可能的。 The scheme does not meet its objectives. 方案没有达到预期目标。 Examples from the Corpus meet ... objectives• By virtue of our respective positions in the organization, you can tell me to meet certain performance objectives.• General managers and top executives work to ensure that their organizations meet these objectives.• The difficult part - at least before creating the advertising itself - is to evolve a creative strategy to meet the objectives.• There is also general recognition that for many years prisons have failed to meet these objectives.• This will take account of whether you have achieved the required standards and met your agreed objectives.• Wherever possible non-destructive approaches outlined earlier should be used to meet research objectives in preference to excavation.• Systematic implies that the steps which are taken to meet objectives should fit together as a cohesive whole.• It seemed perfectly possible to meet the objectives we had established. → meet a goal/target etc at meet1(4) 3 PAY FORto make a payment that needs to be made 偿付债务/支付费用/支付开销等 The government has promised to meet the cost of clearing up after the floods. 政府承诺会为水灾后的清理工作买单。 Examples from the Corpus meet a debt/cost/expense etc• Barnardo's had to draw £1.7 million from its reserves to meet costs. → meet a debt/cost/expense etc at meet1(5) |
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