abreast
معنی فارسی
برابر پهلو به پهلو
معنی کامل و مثالها
/ǝ brest´/adv., adj.
● (معمولا با of یا with) پهلو به پهلو، در کنار هم، در جهت هم، برابر، رو به جلو
the seats are three abreast on either side of the plane
صندلیها در ردیفهای سهتایی در دو طرف هواپیما قرار دارند.
we must keep wages abreast of living costs
باید دستمزدها را با هزینهی زندگی برابر کنیم.
● آگاه به آخرین اطلاعات
a reporter must keep abreast of the latest news
خبرنگار باید از آخرین خبر آگاهی داشته باشد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Late Middle English in the sense ‘at the breast, chest to chest’: from a- ‘on’ + breast.
مثال
- They were walking two abreast.
- He likes to stay abreast of the latest technology.
- The runners were abreast as they crossed the finish line.
ترکیبهای رایج
Walk abreast Stay abreast Run abreast Keep abreast
تعریف انگلیسی
- 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”
- alongside each other, facing in the same direction
مترادفها
adverb
1. Alongside, side by side, in one line, in alignment, aligned, bow to bow, stem to stem.
2. Against, off, on a line with, opposite to.