学个词Learn a Word 第1407期 keep abreast of

　　今天我们要学的词是keep abreast¹ of。 Keep abreast of , 了解最新情况。 "You should keep abreast of winter weather information if you're going to be on the road for the holiday season," 如果圣诞季节你要开车出门，最好随时了解最新的天气情况。
朝鲜领导人金正日前不久去世。 "Leaders from South Korea, Japan and the US were keeping in close contact in order to keep abreast of the situation," 为了解最新局势，韩国、日本和美国领导人密切保持联系。 "I read newspapers everyday to keep abreast of what's going on in the world," 我每天读报，了解天下大事。好的，今天我们学习的词是keep abreast of...

1 abreast   

adv.并排地；跟上(时代)的步伐，与…并进地

参考例句：

• She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
• We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。