(使)保持与…并列; 了解…的最新情况(cause to) remain level with (sb or sth ahead );(cause to) know the most recent facts about
be〔keep〕 abreast of〔with〕 sb/sth
Brooks was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind.
布鲁克斯赶上领先的赛跑运动员好几分钟,可是后来落后了。
This building is abreast of the tip of the island.
这幢建筑物与该岛的尖端齐头。
Read the papers if you want to keep abreast of time.
如果你想跟上时代就要看报。
She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.
她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
keep sth abreast of〔with〕 sth
Even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of the rising living cost.
即使这样的安排也不能使工资水平跟上日益上涨的生活费用。