keep up (with someone/something)
phrasal verb with keep verb uk/kiːp/ us/kiːp/ kept | kept
B2 不落后；跟上；（与…）并驾齐驱
to do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something
He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up. 他开始加快脚步，孩子们不得不跑步才能跟上。
Wages are failing to keep up with inflation. 工资现在跟不上通货膨胀的速度。
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- She walks so fast I can never keep up with her.
- Technology changes so fast, it's hard to keep up with it.
- Supply of the goods is failing to keep up with demand.
- You'll have to walk faster if you want to keep up.
- He talks so fast, I can't keep up with what he's saying.