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abreast 音標拼音: [əbr'ɛst] ad. 并肩地,平行地 並肩地,平行地 abreast adv 1: alongside each other, facing in the same direction adj 1: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; " kept abreast of the latest developments"; " constant revision keeps the book au courant"; " always au fait on the latest events"; " up on the news" [ synonym: { abreast( p)}, { au courant}, { au fait}, { up on( p)}] Abreast \ A* breast"\, adv. [ Pref. a- breast.] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, " Two men could hardly walk abreast." -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel' s beam; -- with of. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [ or with] the present state of science. [ 1913 Webster] 4. At the same time; simultaneously. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] Abreast therewith began a convocation. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 24 Moby Thesaurus words for " abreast": abeam, acquainted, along by, alongside, au courant, au fait, beside, by, coextensively, collaterally, contemporary, conversant, equidistantly, in parallel, informed, nondivergently, parallelly, parallelwise, red- hot, side- by- side, up, up- to- date, up- to- the- minute, versed |
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