Word · Frequency #14056
abreast
并排地；并肩地；并列地
Side by side, facing forward; alongside or parallel to something.
- 1.
Side by side and facing forward.
并排且面朝前方
- 2.
Alongside; parallel to.
并排；平行于
- 3.
alongside each other, facing in the same direction
并排而立,朝同一方向
- 4.
Informed, well-informed, familiar, acquainted.
了解情况,熟悉,知晓
- 5.
Followed by of or with: up to a certain level or line; equally advanced.
后接of或with:达到某一水平或界限；同样先进
- 6.
Side by side; also, opposite; on a line with the vessel's beam.
并排；也指相对；与船梁齐平
熟悉；了解；跟上（最新情况）；并排且面朝前方；并排；平行于；并排而立,朝同一方向；了解情况,熟悉,知晓
In use
The two runners kept abreast for most of the race.
We walked abreast along the narrow path.
The boats sailed abreast in the calm sea.
keep abreast of sth
abreast 在此意为“了解最新情况”，常与 keep 搭配，后接 of 加宾语。
Doctors must keep abreast of the latest research.
医生必须了解最新的研究。
be abreast of sth
be abreast of 表示“掌握最新信息”，比 keep abreast of 更强调状态。
She is fully abreast of the recent changes.
她完全了解最近的变化。
number + abreast
表示“并排”时，abreast 常放在数量词之后，如 two/three/four abreast。
They walked two abreast along the narrow path.
Connections
Collocations
- keep abreast of
- 跟上；了解（最新情况）
- You should keep abreast of the latest developments in your field.你应该跟上自己领域的最新发展。
- be abreast of the times
- 跟上时代
- Our methods need to be abreast of the times.我们的方法需要跟上时代。
- walk abreast
- 并排行走
- The road was too narrow for them to walk abreast.这条路太窄，他们没法并排走。
- two abreast
- 两人并排
- The soldiers marched two abreast.士兵们两人并排前进。
Idioms & figurative uses
- keep abreast of
- 跟上（最新发展）；随时了解（最新情况）We must keep abreast of the latest research in this field.我们必须跟上该领域的最新研究。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两人并排站立，胸口(breast)在同一水平线上：a+breast=并肩；引申为'跟上'最新消息。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：walking/marching in rows、news and official updates、workplace or professional progress 该词主要有两种用法：表示“并排”时多用于描述行走、队列等具体场景，语气中性；表示“了解、跟上”时常见于 keep abreast of，多用于新闻、工作汇报等较正式语境。实际使用时需根据搭配和场合判断语气。
Pronunciation & Spelling
breast, rest, best, chest, guest rhyme with abreast (/əˈbrɛst/); note the spelling -east is pronounced /ɛst/. Beware least (/liːst/), a lookalike that sounds different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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