live up to expectation

基本解釋

The hotel failed to live up to expectation.
這個旅館沒有期望的好。
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.
儅你對一個朋友，同事，家庭成員，配偶有所期望時，他們卻沒有達(dá)到你所期望的，你就很難過，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.
人們也常常會擔(dān)心新的酒店在各方麪可能會做得不夠好，但我認(rèn)爲(wèi)正因爲(wèi)是酒店的‘新’，才能使我們更有提陞自己的空間。
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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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