英语词汇set the bar higher/lower怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

单词	set the bar higher/lower
释义	set the bar higher/lower ◊ In U.S. English, bar is used figuratively in phrases like raise/lower the bar and set the bar higher/lower to refer to changing the standard that is used to judge whether someone or something is good, successful, etc.（在美国英语中用作比喻）提高/降低标准，设定较高/较低标准 The company's new software raises the bar for its competitors. [=the company's new software is very good and its competitors will have to produce better software to compete with it]公司推出的新软件提高了对手与其竞争的难度。 Critics say that he has lowered the bar on what is considered acceptable behavior by politicians. [=he has caused people to accept worse behavior by politicians]批评家们认为他降低了可接受的政治家的行为标准。 ⇒ Main Entry: ¹ bar ² bar ³ bar
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