单词 | long-expected |
释义 | > as lemmaslong-expected long-expected adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > [adjective] > expected > for a long time long-expected1558 long-looked-for1562 1558 P. Morwen tr. A. ben David ibn Daud Hist. Latter Tymes Iewes Commune Weale f. cxxiv Our eyes shall see oure longe expected desire. 1622 M. Drayton 2nd Pt. Poly-olbion xxii. 47 Their long expected hopes were vtterly forlorne. 1774 E. Long Hist. Jamaica I. i. xi. 274 Their long-expected corps of regular infantry had been for some time arrived from Spain. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 302 They..balked their Roman conquerors of their long-expected revenge. 1954 J. R. R. Tolkien Fellowship of Ring i. i. 29 (title of chapter) A long-expected party. 2002 Times 7 Mar. 18/3 The long expected food crisis in what was once the bread basket of southern Africa has begun to bite. < as lemmas |
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