a.breast
[ə`brZst; əˋbrєst]
副词
并列地,并排地
three ~
三人并排地
be [keep] abreast of [with]
?不落在…之后地,与…并驾齐驱地
be ~ of [with] the times = keep ~ of the times
与时代并进,不落伍
索引：副词
英abreast of... ing all the time the most recent facts了解最新信息；跟上最新发展*We should be abreast of the time．我们应跟上时代的发展。*The reporter must keep of new developments．记者必须跟上最新发展。