a·breast
adverb/əˈbrest/
/əˈbrest/
Idioms - next to somebody/something and facing the same way
并列；并排；并肩 - cycling two abreast
两人骑车并排而行 - abreast of somebody/something A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop.
一辆警车开过来与我们并行，示意我们停下来。
Word Originlate Middle English: from a- ‘in’ + breast. - cycling two abreast
Idioms
keep abreast of something
(also less frequent keep abreast with something)
- to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject
了解最新情况；跟上（某事物的发展） - It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in computing.
要跟上计算机领域所有最新的发展几乎不可能。 - I like to keep abreast of current affairs.
我喜欢了解时事。 - It’s important to keep abreast with the latest legislation.
及时了解最新的立法非常重要。
- It is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the latest developments in computing.