| 单词 | expectant |
| 释义 | expectant (ɪkspektənt ) 1. adjective If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen. An expectant crowd gathered. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face. Synonyms: expecting, excited, anticipating, anxious expectantly adverb [ADVERB after verb] The others waited, looking at him expectantly. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon. Collocations: expectant face I looked from face to expectant face. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And then he just stands there, with his expectant face, expecting extra reward just for doing his job. Times, Sunday Times (2013) For example, a preparenting class in one church focused on the stresses of expectant parents and how parents-to-be can respond positively to those pressures. Christianity Today And it gives expectant parents a tantalising glimpse of their tiny bundles of joy. The Sun Now they are releasing a series of books guaranteed to provide all the information expectant parents need. The Sun We bolted out of the clinic, trying not to look at the happy, expectant parents. The Sun Expectant parents must give notice to opt into the system and book any periods of leave with at least eight weeks' notice. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 期待的 Japanese: 待ち設けている |
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