| 词汇 | up to scratch |
| 释义 | up to scratchup to scratch British EnglishBrE informalGOOD ENOUGH# good enough for a particular standard 够得上标准，达到应有的水平 Some of this work isn’t up to scratch. 这项工作有一部分没有达到标准。 bring/get something up to scratch We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch. 我们花了几千英镑把房子弄得像个样子了。 Examples from the Corpus up to scratch• A growing number of workers are put on short-term contracts which are renewed only if their work is up to scratch.• So do feel free to change anything that strikes you as not up to scratch.• The couple told stunned housing officials that the three-bedroom flat simply was not up to scratch for their needs.• His grammar and accent were not up to scratch, and he kept running to the airport.• That today's pop culture isn't up to scratch? → up to scratch at scratch2(2) |
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