单词 | expected |
释义 | expected (once / 37 pages) adj Something expected is likely to happen: it's probable. During winter, snow is expected. When you expect something, you anticipate that it will happen. As people age, they expect some grey hair. Things described as expected are things people know will probably happen. For football players, many injuries are expected. If you have a baby, many changes in your life are expected. For example, it’s expected that the baby will often cry, causing the parents to lose sleep. Expected things are the opposite of surprising things. No one is surprised by an expected event. WORD FAMILYexpected: expectedly, expectedness, unexpected+/expect: expectable, expectant, expectation, expected, expecting, expects/expectable: expectably/expectancy: expectancies/expectant: expectancy, expectantly/expectation: expectations/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) adj considered likely or probable to happen or arrive prepared for the expected attack Syn|Ant anticipated, awaited, hoped-for expected hopefully duescheduled to arrive expectableto be expected matter-of-courseexpected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome unsurprisingnot causing surprise unexpected not expected or anticipated unannounced, unheralded, unpredictedwithout warning or announcement out of the blue, unanticipated, unforeseen, unlooked-fornot anticipated unhoped, unhoped-for, unthought, unthought-ofso unexpected as to have not been imagined unprovided fornot prepared or ready for upsetused of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win surprisingcausing surprise or wonder or amazement |
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