汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 趕不上
趕不上 (赶不上)
can't keep up with / can't catch up with / cannot overtake
①追不上;跟不上他已经走远了,~了◇我的功课~他ㄧ这里的环境~北京。②来不及离开车只有十分钟 ,怕~了。③遇不着(所希望的事物)这几个星期日总~好天气。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他们的出口额赶不上进口额。

Their exports fell short of their imports.

起床晚了意味着赶不上早车。

Getting up late means missing the early bus.

我们好像已经赶不上日程安排了。

We seem to have slipped behind schedule.

她总觉得自己命薄,赶不上好机会。

She always thinks that she was born unlucky, and could not encounter main chances.

我们最好快点,否则就赶不上火车了。

We'd better hurry or we'll miss the train.

我们最好现在就走,不然就赶不上公共汽车了。

We'd better leave now or we'll miss the bus.

你跑得那么快还赶不上他,何况我呢?

If a good runner like you can't catch up with him, how can I?

再过二十分钟飞机就起飞了,咱们无论如何也赶不上了。

The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it.

如汽车保险杠上的贴画所言,“开慢点,你的守护天使要赶不上了。”

As the bumper sticker says, "Don't drive faster than your guardian angel can fly."