live up to expectation

基本解释

The hotel failed to live up to expectation.
这个旅馆没有期望的好。
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.
当你对一个朋友，同事，家庭成员，配偶有所期望时，他们却没有达到你所期望的，你就很难过，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.
人们也常常会担心新的酒店在各方面可能会做得不够好，但我认为正因为是酒店的‘新’，才能使我们更有提升自己的空间。
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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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