abreast

ә'brest

GRE Collins 1

s. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
r. alongside each other, facing in the same direction

adv. 并肩地, 并列地

Collins 星级

14,056

BNC 频率

16,406

使用频率

abreast 由前缀 a- 和词根 breast 组成。前缀 a- 表示“在……旁边”，而 breast 意为“胸部”。合起来表示“并排”或“并肩”，通常用来描述人或事物的相对位置。

例句

1. The two friends walked abreast along the beach.

这两个朋友并肩走在海滩上。

2. It's important to keep abreast of the latest news.

了解最新的新闻是很重要的。

3. The students sat abreast during the group discussion.

学生们在小组讨论中并排坐着。