mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.
1. As they reached the start-finish line Prost jinked right and drew abreast.
當他們接近起止線時，普羅斯特猛向右轉，兩輛車并排駛過了終點。
來自柯林斯例句
2. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
當他趕上那個男人時，他裝出了要跌倒的樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.
mid-15c., on brest, from a- (1) + breast (n.); the notion is of "with breasts in line." To keep abreast in figurative sense of "stay up-to-date" is from 1650s.
雙語例句
1. As they reached the start-finish line Prost jinked right and drew abreast.
當他們接近起止線時，普羅斯特猛向右轉，兩輛車并排駛過了終點。
來自柯林斯例句
2. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
當他趕上那個男人時，他裝出了要跌倒的樣子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Ellen would keep me abreast of the progress by phone.