live up to expectation

基本解釋

The hotel failed to live up to expectation.
這個(gè)旅館沒(méi)有期望的好。
When you expect something of a friend, co-worker, family member, spouse, and they don't live up to that expectation, then you are upset with them, or disappointed.
當(dāng)你對(duì)一個(gè)朋友，同事，家庭成員，配偶有所期望時(shí)，他們卻沒(méi)有達(dá)到你所期望的，你就很難過(guò)，或失望。
New openings may arouse concerns in people that they are unable to live up to expectation in many respects. However, the 'newer' the hotel, the bigger its potential to grow, I think.
人們也常常會(huì)擔(dān)心新的酒店在各方面可能會(huì)做得不夠好，但我認(rèn)為正因?yàn)槭蔷频甑摹隆?，才能使我們更有提升自己的空間。
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However, if an executive producer of such a show is going to tout that one of its redeeming qualities is to help young women get excited about being in tech, then I would expect it to live up to that expectation.
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When Apple fails to live up to whatever lofty expectation analysts have concocted, investors then think it is time to sell.
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