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单词 expect
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But many expect things to get tougher this year.The new prices are expected to take effect within the next week.As a chairman you cannot expect that things will always be rosy.She was still with her university sweetheart and was the last person you would expect to see in an action movie. Now we expect high-street offerings delivered direct to our door.The same conditions are expected again today in northern regions.You have a right to expect certain things from your youngsters.We regard this as a very serious breach of the standards of behaviour expected of approved persons.What should we expect his new school to put in place to deal with his needs?They are now expected within the next few weeks.Other banks are expected to come under increased regulatory scrutiny in coming months.The return of money you did not expect to see again means a lot.Yet the last thing he expected was it to be used in such a cause.They make me into a kind of holy person and expect me to be that for them. New plants are expected to be built at or near existing nuclear sites.That figure is now expected to move towards the higher end of expectations.Somebody you did not expect to meet again reappears with plans to share.More marriages than anyone expects can bring new faces into the family circle.Most economists now expect that to happen.It will be the prospect of witnessing something few of us expected to see again.Expect things to get bigger and better.Economists had expected it to come in at about 3 per cent.Dreams won't come as you expect they might.

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expect

British English: expect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ VERB
If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.
He expects to lose his job soon.
  • American English: expect
  • Arabic: يَتَوَقَّعُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esperar
  • Chinese: 期待
  • Croatian: očekivati
  • Czech: očekávat
  • Danish: forvente
  • Dutch: verwachten
  • European Spanish: esperar expectativa
  • Finnish: olettaa
  • French: attendre à (‘s)
  • German: erwarten
  • Greek: αναμένω
  • Italian: aspettarsi
  • Japanese: 期待する
  • Korean: 기대하다
  • Norwegian: forvente
  • Polish: spodziewać się
  • European Portuguese: esperar
  • Romanian: a aștepta
  • Russian: ожидать
  • Latin American Spanish: esperar
  • Swedish: förvänta (sig)
  • Thai: คาดว่า
  • Turkish: ummak
  • Ukrainian: очікувати
  • Vietnamese: trông mong

Chinese translation of 'expect'

expect

(ɪksˈpɛkt)

vt

  1. (= anticipate) 预(預)料 (yùliào)
    ⇒ I expect it will rain. 我预计会下雨。 (Wǒ yùjì huì xiàyǔ.)
  2. (= await) 期待 (qīdài)
    ⇒ I am expecting an important letter. 我正在等一封重要的信。 (Wǒ zhèngzài děng yī fēng zhòngyào de xìn.)
  3. [baby] 怀(懷)有 (huáiyǒu)
    ⇒ She was expecting her second child. 她正怀着她的第2个孩子。 (Tā zhèng huáizhe tā de dì'èr gè háizi.)
  4. (= require) 期望 (qīwàng)
    ⇒ They expect a good tip. 他们期望得到不少小费。 (Tāmen qīwàng dédào bù shǎo xiǎofèi.)
  5. (= suppose) 料想 (liàoxiǎng)
    ⇒ I expect you're tired. 我想你一定累了吧。 (Wǒ xiǎng nǐ yīdìng lèile ba.)

vi

  1. to be expecting (= be pregnant) 怀(懷)孕 (huáiyùn)
to expect sth to happen 预(預)期某事将(將)发(發)生 (yùqī mǒushì jiāng fāshēng)
to expect sb to do sth (= anticipate) 期望某人做某事 (qīwàng mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
⇒ I expected him to turn down the invitation. 我想他会谢绝这个邀请。 (Wǒ xiǎng tā huì xièjué zhège yāoqǐng.) (= require), 指望某人做某事 (zhǐwàng mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
⇒ I wasn't expecting you to help. 我并没有指望你帮忙。 (Wǒ bìng méiyǒu zhǐwàng nǐ bāngmáng.)
to expect to do sth 预(預)计(計)要做某事 (yùjì yào zuò mǒushì)
I expect so 我想会(會)的 (wǒ xiǎng huì de)
as expected 如所预(預)料的 (rú suǒ yùliào de)

All related terms of 'expect'

(verb) 
Definition
to regard as likely
We expect the talks will continue until tomorrow.
Synonyms
think
I think he'll do a great job for us.
believe
I believe you have something of mine.
suppose
The problem was more complex than he supposed.
assume
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
trust
We trust that they are considering our suggestion.
imagine
I imagine you're referring to me.
reckon (informal)
He reckoned he was still fond of her.
forecast
They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister.
calculate
presume
I presume you're here on business.
foresee
conjecture
This may or may not be true; we are all conjecturing here.
surmise
She surmised that they had discovered one of the illegal streets.
think likely
(verb) 
Definition
to look forward to or be waiting for
I wasn't expecting to see you today.
Synonyms
anticipate
We could not have anticipated the result of our campaigning.
look forward to
predict
envisage
Scientists envisage a major breakthrough in the next few years.
await
Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.
hope for
contemplate
He contemplated a career as an army medical doctor.
bargain for
look ahead to
(verb) 
Definition
to require (something) as an obligation
He expects total obedience and blind loyalty from his staff.
Synonyms
require
A baby requires warmth and physical security.
demand
The task demands much patience and hard work.
want
The grass wants cutting.
wish
I will do as you wish.
look for
call for
ask for
hope for
insist on
count on
rely upon

Additional synonyms

in the sense of assume
Definition
to take to be true without proof
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
Synonyms
presume,
think,
believe,
expect,
accept,
suppose,
imagine,
suspect,
guess (informal),
take it,
fancy,
take for granted,
infer,
conjecture,
postulate (formal),
surmise,
presuppose
in the sense of await
Definition
to wait for
Little was said as we awaited the arrival of the chairman.
Synonyms
wait for,
expect,
look for,
look forward to,
anticipate,
stay for
in the sense of believe
Definition
to think, assume, or suppose
I believe you have something of mine.
Synonyms
think,
consider,
judge,
suppose,
maintain,
estimate,
imagine,
assume,
gather,
guess (informal),
reckon,
conclude,
deem,
speculate,
presume,
conjecture,
postulate (formal),
surmise

Synonyms of 'expect'

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