| 释义 |
Verb: expect ik'spekt- Regard something as probable or likely
"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- anticipate - Consider obligatory; request and expect
"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"
- ask, require - Look forward to the probable occurrence of
"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"
- look, await, wait - Consider reasonable or due
"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" - Look forward to the birth of a child
"She is expecting in March" - Be pregnant with
"They are expecting another child in January"
- have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate
Derived forms: expects, expected, expecting See also: expectancy, expectant, expectation Type of: bear, birth, consider, deliver, demand, evaluate, give birth, have, judge, pass judgment, reckon, regard, see, view Encyclopedia: Expect |