| 单词 | expect |
| 释义 | expect (once / 19 pages) 1v 2v 3v If you expect something, you think it’s going to happen. If you got up at 4 in the morning, you can expect to fall asleep earlier than usual tonight. If you expect (or anticipate) something, you are fairly sure that it is coming, though you might not be totally certain. You might expect to graduate from a certificate program on time, barring unforeseen events that prevent you from going to class. If you say, simply, “I’m expecting,” people will assume you’re pregnant. Someone disappointed in you might shake his head and say, "I expected more from you." WORD FAMILYexpect: expectable, expectant, expectation, expected, expecting, expects+/expectable: expectably/expectancy: expectancies/expectant: expectancy, expectantly/expectation: expectations/expected: expectedly, expectedness, unexpected/unexpected: unexpecteder, unexpectedly, unexpectedness USAGE EXAMPLESThe measure was added to a broader rules package that is expected to pass when the House formally convenes on Tuesday. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) The main event, a stronger storm system, is expected to move into the Los Angeles County area late Saturday and continue until Monday. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The transition official was not authorized to publicly confirm Trump’s expected decision and insisted on anonymity. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v regard something as probable or likely The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow Syn|Hypo|Hyper anticipate await, look, wait look forward to the probable occurrence of guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think expect, believe, or suppose assume, presume, take for grantedtake to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorizeto believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds believe, trustbe confident about something construct, reconstruct, retracereassemble mentally presuppose, supposetake for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand suspecthold in suspicion; believe to be guilty develop, explicate, formulateelaborate, as of theories and hypotheses evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of 2v look forward to the probable occurrence of 2We were expecting a visit from our relatives Syn|Hypo await, look, wait anticipate regard something as probable or likely look forward expect or hope for look toturn one's interests or expectations towards hang on, hold on, hold the linehold the phone line open anticipate, look for, look tobe excited or anxious about apprehend, quail atanticipate with dread or anxiety 1v consider reasonable or due I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed Hyper consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be 2v consider obligatory; request and expect 3I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons Syn|Hypo|Hyper ask, require call require the presentation of for redemption before maturation demand request urgently and forcefully 1v look forward to the birth of a child She is expecting in March Syn|Hyper bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven be pregnant with await, look, wait look forward to the probable occurrence of 2v be pregnant with The are expecting another child in January Syn|Hyper bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have cause to be born bear, birth, deliver, give birth, have cause to be born |
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