come up to

近づく

人や場所に近づく。また、ある時期が近づいてくる。

やさしい英語で： To move nearer to a person or place, or get closer to a particular time.

• A man came up to me.
• We are coming up to the end of term.
• She came up to the desk and asked for help.

使い方： come up to someone/something (A child came up to our table.)

類義語： approach

よく使う表現： come up to someone, come up to midnight

期待に応える

求められる水準や期待された結果に見合うほどよい。

やさしい英語で： To be as good as the standard or result that someone expects.

• The service came up to our expectations.
• His work rarely comes up to the required standard.
• Did the hotel come up to your hopes?

使い方： come up to expectations/a standard (The meal did not come up to our expectations.)

類義語： meet, match, measure up to

反対語： fall short of

よく使う表現： come up to expectations, come up to standard

まで達する

ある高さや水準まで届く。

やさしい英語で： To reach a particular level or height.

• The snow comes up to my knees.
• Her head came up to his shoulder.
• Does the water come up to your waist?

使い方： come up to something (The water came up to my knees.)

類義語： reach

よく使う表現： come up to here, come up to something