Abreast

(adj.) being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; 'kept abreast of the latest developments'; 'constant revision keeps the book au courant'; 'always au fait on the latest events'; 'up on the news' .

(adv.) alongside each other, facing in the same direction.

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• He got all those pebbles on the sea shore, abreast the ship, but professes to have gathered them from one of our party. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Mentally he was in a provincial future, that is, he was in many points abreast with the central town thinkers of his date. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• The horsemen abreast of that cart, frequently point out one man in it with their swords. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The neighbouring streets being narrow and ill-paved, it is a little inconvenient to walk there two abreast and arm in arm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Soon these were up abreast of Geary, and the whole command pushed up the hill, driving the enemy in advance. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• There is a guard of sundry horsemen riding abreast of the tumbrils, and faces are often turned up to some of them, and they are asked some question. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Capacities bud and bloom irregularly; there is no even four-abreast development. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• She was then just abreast of the rotted bride-cake. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The three armies were abreast, all ready to start promptly on time. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Sometimes the way so widened that she and her father could ride abreast. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It was very narrow--so narrow that only two could walk abreast without falling into the ditch which ran along each side. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Along this latter road they walked, the three gentlemen abreast, and Gurt, considerably bewildered, rolling behind in his nautical way. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

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