shape up

漢語翻譯

英文解釋：

名詞 shape up:

1. a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
   同義詞：shape-up

動詞 shape up:

1. develop in a positive way
   同義詞：progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along

例句：

1. He will shape up into an excellent basketball player.
   他會成長為一個優秀的藍球運動員。
2. The teacher said I should shape up or go joining the army.
   老師說我必須振奮起來否則去從軍。
3. The case for choice is appealing: by allowing parents to send their children to any school in any neighborhood, underachieving schools will be forced to shape up.
   任意選擇[學校]的主意很討好：允許父母送子女到任何住宅區裡的任何學校，可以逼迫成績落後的學校改進。