单词 | expectation |
释义 | ex·pec·ta·tion 1. archaic a. < a daily expectation at the gate is the readiest way to gain admittance into the house — Robert South > b. < sat the livelong day with patient expectation — Shakespeare > 2. a. < had given rise to a general expectation of their marriage — Jane Austen > b. < no fear of worse … would torment me with cruel expectation — John Milton > 3. < the hope and expectation of thy time is ruined — Shakespeare > 4. a. < my soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him — Ps 62:5 (Authorized Version) > b. < a rich old uncle … from whom I have the greatest expectations — R.B.Sheridan > 5. < benefits in expectation > 6. a. b. 7. < the expectation that you are always from home prevents my writing to you — Thomas Jefferson > |
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