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.
人們也常常會擔心新的酒店在各方麪可能會做得不夠好，但我認爲正因爲是酒店的‘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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