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Abreast Breast ə'Brest Adv.并列,并排 英 并列,并排(Side Side);跟上某事物 Remain

单词 abreast
音标 [ə'brest]
解释 adv.并列,并排
红宝书 【英】 并列,并排(side by side);跟上某事物( remain up to date with sth.)
【记】 a+breast(胸) →胸和胸并排
【例】 keep abreast of current affairs
字源 abreast (adv.)
mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.
不择手段背单词 adv. 并肩地, 并排地
【例】to march abreast 并肩前进You should keep abreast with the science 你们应当赶上科学的发展.
【记】a一对, breast乳房―并排地
趣味全助记 【记】a + breast 并胸,运动员赛跑时胸是并排的

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