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单词 anticipation
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anticipation

The excitement and the anticipation has been palpable for weeks.You want to be surrounded by a low buzz of excitement and anticipation.We were all looking forward to the reviews with great anticipation.There was great excitement and keen anticipation.We include him in eager anticipation of a return to form.This will help to build a sense of anticipation and excitement.There is great anticipation and excitement around the yard.The lunar high could bring a touch of excitement and anticipation into your life.The intensity of their anticipation trumpeted the excitement of an interruption to their placid world.The posthumous publication of his diaries is awaited with trepidation by some and eager anticipation by those who knew him best.You get a sense of thrill, expectation and anticipation.It's a question that should raise only agreeable options and pleasant anticipation.Police had deployed more than 100 officers in anticipation of trouble.I wanted to soak up the sense of preparation and anticipation.Modest and stable inflation acts as an economic lubricant, it gets consumers to spend and businesses to invest in anticipation of future demand.It has given the entire country a link to the Games in London and built a keen sense of anticipation.Looking to the future with anticipation is pleasurable and, crucially, also helps you drift back off to sleep.

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anticipation

British English: anticipation NOUN
Anticipation is a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
There's been an atmosphere of anticipation around here for a few days now.
  • American English: anticipation
  • Brazilian Portuguese: expectativa
  • Chinese: 期待
  • European Spanish: previsión
  • French: attente
  • German: Erwartung
  • Italian: attesa impaziente
  • Japanese: 期待
  • Korean: 기대
  • European Portuguese: expectativa
  • Latin American Spanish: previsión

Chinese translation of 'anticipation'

anticipation

(æntɪsɪˈpeɪʃən)

n (u)

  1. in anticipation of sth (= preparation for) 预(預)期某事 (yùqī mǒushì)
  2. (= excitement) 期待某事 (qīdài mǒushì)
    thanking you in anticipation (frm) 预(預)致谢(謝)意 (yù zhì xièyì)
(noun) 
Definition
the act of anticipating
There's been an atmosphere of anticipation round here for some days.
Synonyms
expectancy
The atmosphere here at the stadium is one of expectancy.
hope
Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit.
expectation
His nerves tingled with expectation.
apprehension
foresight
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
premonition
He had an unshakable premonition that he would die.
preconception
foretaste
prescience
forethought
With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.
presentiment
He had a presentiment of disaster.
(noun) 
Troops have been put on alert in anticipation of more trouble.
Synonyms
readiness for
expectation
preparation for

Additional synonyms

in the sense of expectation
Definition
something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for
His nerves tingled with expectation.
Synonyms
anticipation,
hope,
possibility,
prospect,
chance,
fear,
promise,
looking forward,
excitement,
prediction,
outlook,
expectancy,
apprehension,
suspense
in the sense of foresight
Definition
the ability to anticipate and provide for future needs
They had the foresight to invest in new technology.
Synonyms
forethought,
prudence,
circumspection,
far-sightedness,
care,
provision,
caution,
precaution,
anticipation,
preparedness,
prescience (formal),
premeditation,
prevision (rare)
in the sense of forethought
Definition
thoughtful planning for future events
With a little forethought many accidents could be avoided.
Synonyms
anticipation,
foresight,
providence,
far-sightedness,
provision,
precaution,
prudence

Synonyms of 'anticipation'

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