To raise the bar 的意思就是“to raise the standard of quality”,“抬高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”或者“提升水平”。單詞“bar”在這里是名詞,意思是“阻礙某事發(fā)生或發(fā)展的東西”。
例句
The golfer's record winning score raised the bar.
這位高爾夫球手獲勝的分?jǐn)?shù)破了紀(jì)錄。
The singer's creative performances have raised the bar for other singers to follow.
這位歌手賦有創(chuàng)意的演出讓后來的歌唱表演者很難超越。
Because so many students are achieving good grades, universities are raising the bar for students entering their universities.
因?yàn)橛性絹碓蕉嗟膶W(xué)生都能取得很不錯(cuò)的考試成績(jī),所以各大學(xué)也隨之抬高了他們的入學(xué)門檻。