step up to the plate

常見例句

With a testing year ahead, world leaders must step up to the plate.
考驗(yàn)之年當(dāng)前，世界領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人們必須行動(dòng)起來。
Other disciplines are already developing disciplinary responses to this challenge," Easterbrook concluded. "It is time for the software community to step up to the plate.
其它學(xué)科以及對這項(xiàng)挑戰(zhàn)做出了反應(yīng)，”伊斯特布魯克總結(jié)道，“現(xiàn)在，是軟件行業(yè)迎頭趕上的時(shí)候了?！?/li>
2：When our boss died in an auto accident, our number two had to step up to the plate and take over. And I'm glad to say so far he's doing a great job; things run very smoothly.
他說：當(dāng)我們的上司在車禍中身亡以后，我們的第二把手不得不上來接替他的主管工作。令人高興的是他做得很好，到目前為止一切業(yè)務(wù)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)正常。

When you choose to step up to the plate of leadership you do just the same.
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It needs to step up to the plate and deliver a mobile ad solution that works for SMBs.
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