英语词汇“expectant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	expectant
释义	Trends of expectant View usage for: 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 More Synonyms of expectant 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. More Synonyms of expectant expectant in British English (ɪkˈspɛktənt) adjective 1. expecting, anticipating, or hopeful an expectant glance 2. having expectations, esp of possession of something or prosperity 3. pregnant an expectant mother noun 4. a person who expects something 5. obsolete a candidate for office, esp for ecclesiastical preferment Derived forms expectantly (exˈpectantly) adverb expectant in American English (ɛkˈspɛktənt; ɪkˈspɛktənt) adjective 1. expecting ; specif., a. having or showing expectation b. waiting, as for the birth of a child or for an inheritance noun 2. a person who expects something Derived forms expectantly (exˈpectantly) adverb Word origin ME < OFr < L expectans, prp. of expectare Examples of 'expectant' in a sentence expectant Now they are releasing a series of books guaranteed to provide all the information expectant parents need. The Sun (2013) Around him sat expectant fans all of who are currently torn between patience and panic. The Sun (2014) He turns to me with an expectant look. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is an experience that is bound up with the character and lifestyle of the expectant mother. Ridgway, Roy Caring for your Unborn Child (1990) Around them expectant parents were taking beaming selfies. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Breathing is important for the expectant mother. Ridgway, Roy Caring for your Unborn Child (1990) And it gives expectant parents a tantalising glimpse of their tiny bundles of joy. The Sun (2013) He dismissed as an excuse the fear that athletes could face too much pressure from an expectant home crowd. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The crowds sat expectant and hushed. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But they are an expectant crowd. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Anything that helps expectant mothers to be less afraid of the pain and trauma of childbirth can only be a good thing. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Standing over the Sunday roast with all those expectant faces is my favourite moment of the week. The Sun (2011) Second place is there to fight for, the fans are very expectant here. The Sun (2010) The nomads were standing with their camels, the animals looking as expectant as their owners. Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994) The crowd was expectant, the atmosphere mildly subversive. James Fergusson KANDAHAR COCKNEY: A Tale of Two Worlds (2004) I looked from face to expectant face. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I have an ambitious chairman and expectant fans to satisfy as well as my own hopes. The Sun (2009) It was just before a big gala in Australia and we were both pacing the green room like expectant fathers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The last three days I have felt like an expectant father and to win is fantastic. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The pressure on England today will not be provided by Andorra but their own expectant fans. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And then he just stands there, with his expectant face, expecting extra reward just for doing his job. Times, Sunday Times (2013) In other languages expectant British English: expectant ADJECTIVE If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen. An expectant crowd gathered. American English: expectant Brazilian Portuguese: expectante Chinese: 期待的 European Spanish: expectante French: impatient German: erwartungsvoll Italian: pieno di aspettative Japanese: 待ち設けている Korean: 기대에 찬 European Portuguese: expectante Latin American Spanish: expectante 1 (adjective) in the sense of expecting Definition expecting or hopeful She turned to me with an expectant look on her face. Synonyms expecting excited anticipating anxious I am anxious that there should be no delay. ready awaiting eager hopeful Surgeons were hopeful of saving her sight. apprehensive watchful in suspense 2 (adjective) in the sense of pregnant Definition pregnant antenatal classes for expectant parents Synonyms pregnant Tina was pregnant with their first child. expecting (informal) He had just heard that Beverly was expecting again. gravid enceinte Additional synonyms in the sense of anxious Definition intensely desiring I am anxious that there should be no delay. Synonyms eager, keen, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, ardent, avid, expectant, desirous in the sense of hopeful Definition having, inspiring, or expressing hope Surgeons were hopeful of saving her sight. Synonyms optimistic, confident, assured, looking forward to, anticipating, buoyant, sanguine, expectant Synonyms of 'expectant' expectant Explore 'expectant' in the dictionary
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