abreast 音标拼音: [əbr'ɛst]
ad . 并肩地,平行地
并肩地,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 .
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2 . (
Naut .)
Side by side ;
also ,
opposite ;
over against ;
on a line with the vessel '
s beam ; --
with of .
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3 .
Up to a certain level or line ;
equally advanced ;
as ,
to keep abreast of [
or with ]
the present state of science .
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4 .
At the same time ;
simultaneously . [
Obs .]
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Abreast therewith began a convocation . --
Fuller .
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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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