| 单词 | expect |
| 释义 | expect[iks'pekt]vt. 预期, 盼望, 期待相关词组:expect sth of sb expect ex.pect AHD: [¹k-spµkt“] D.J. [!k6spekt]K.K. [!k6spWkt]v.（动词） ex.pect.ed,ex.pect.ing,ex.pects v.tr.（及物动词）1. To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of:期待：期望某事的发生或出现：expecting a telephone call; expects rain on Sunday.等电话；等待星期天下雨2. To consider likely or certain:预期：好象或肯定地想到：expect to see them soon.See Usage Note at &b{anticipate} 预期不久看到他们参见 anticipate3. To consider reasonable or due:期待，预期：认为合理或应该的：We expect an apology.我们期待一份道歉4. To consider obligatory; require:要求：认为应尽的；要求：The school expects its pupils to be on time.学校要求学生准时到校5. Informal To presume; suppose.【非正式用语】 假设：猜想；认为v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To look forward to the birth of one's child. Used in progressive tenses:期望孩子诞生：期待某人小孩的降生。用于进行时：His sister is expecting in May.他的姐姐将在五月分娩2. To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses:怀孕，用于进行时：My wife is expecting again.我妻子又怀孕了语源:1. Latin exspect³re 拉丁语 exspect³re 2. ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀，表“出自…”] 3. spect³re [to look at] [frequentative of] specere [to see] * see spek- spect³re [看见] [] specere的重复动词 [看见] *参见 spek- 继承用法:expect“able adj.（形容词）expect“ably adv.（副词）expect“edly adv.（副词）expect“edness n.（名词）参考词汇:1. expect,anticipate,hope,await2. These verbs are related in various ways to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future.Toexpect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something: 这些动词在不同的方面涉及到前瞻将来之事物的意思。Expect 意思是期待某事或某人可能的发生或出现： “We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope” (Edgar W. Howe).“我们不应期待收获而不付出--相反我们应去做并称之为希望” （埃德加· W·何奥）。3. Anticipate is sometimes used as a synonym ofexpect, but usually it involves more than expectation.Sometimes it refers to taking advance action,as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated: Anticipate 有时被用作expect 的同义词， 但通常它不仅仅是期望这个意思，有时它指提前采取行动，来阻止预料中某事的发生或在一项要求或愿望说出之前使它得到满足： eagerly awaiting your letter. 热切等待你的来信。 |
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