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单词 look-forward-to
释义

look forward to

1. phrasal verb
If you look forward to something that is going to happen, you want it to happen because you think you will enjoy it.
He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister. [V P P v-ing/n]
2. phrasal verb
If you say that someone is looking forward to something useful or positive, you mean they expect it to happen.
Motor traders are looking forward to a further increase in vehicle sales. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun]
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look forward to in British English

verb
(intr, adverb; + preposition)
to wait or hope for, esp with pleasure

look forward to in American English

to anticipate, esp. eagerly
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Examples of 'look forward to' in a sentence
look forward to

They give me something to look forward to in my otherwise dull life.
The Sun (2016)
Perhaps that is something to look forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He's really something to look forward to.
The Sun (2016)
Ensure I have something to look forward to.
The Sun (2017)
People here have helped us a lot so I look forward to doing something useful and helpful in return.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It makes you look forward to what will happen next.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Usually when you looked forward to something you get smacked in the face.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She saw it as something to look forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It might not seem like such a chore but rather something you look forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is it something you look forward to?
The Sun (2008)
Finally she has something to really look forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Does it feel good to have something to look forward to?
The Sun (2011)
Advertising is not something that people look forward to.
Al Ries and Laura Ries THE 22 IMMUTABLE LAWS OF BRANDING (2002)
Put holidays or visits to see friends in the diary now so you have something fun to look forward to.
The Sun (2016)
We're looking forward to doing something we both love.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So downtime in Ibiza is something she looks forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
At least give it something to look forward to: going home.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I look forward to delivering something spectacular for them.
The Sun (2016)
He is now looking forward to enjoying simple pleasures again, such as going swimming and learning to drive.
The Sun (2015)
Volunteers from the democracies had something to look forward to but were in no hurry to abandon their Spanish comrades.
Paul Preston DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain (2002)
Today I look forward to playing and hope that many out there do the same.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So I shall be looking forward to what happens next with intense curiosity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I am really looking forward to seeing what happens in Brazil this summer.
The Sun (2014)
I'm really looking forward to when that happens.
The Sun (2006)
The rhythm of life on the island is something I look forward to.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Q Is the big night something you look forward to?
The Sun (2010)
The night before going to university, a car crash destroys her world and the life she was so looking forward to doesn't happen.
The Sun (2013)

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