expect

expect　英 [ɪkˈspekt] 　美 [ɪkˈspɛkt]

v. 期望；指望；期待　

进行时:expecting　过去式:expected　过去分词:expected　第三人称单数:expects　

expect a baby　期待一个婴儿

Don't expect sympathy from me!　休想得到我的同情！

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.

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v. 期望；指望；期待

1. expect a baby

期待一个婴儿
2. Don't expect sympathy from me!

休想得到我的同情！
3. We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.

我们预计这个月的食物价格会上涨。
4. You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.

不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。
5. Are you expecting visitors?

你在等客人吗？
6. We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.

我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。
7. They expected all their children to be high achievers.

他们期望自己所有的孩子都大有作为。
8. I expect to be paid promptly for the work.

我希望立即给付工钱。
9. ‘Will you be late?’ ‘ I expect so.’

“你会迟到吗？”“我想会的。”

expect (v.) 1550s, "wait, defer action," from Latin expectare/exspectare "await, look out for; desire, hope, long for, anticipate; look for with anticipation," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + spectare "to look," frequentative of specere "to look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe").

ex·pect ★ / ɪkˈspekt ; NAmE ɪkˈspekt / verb 1 ★ [transitive ] to think or believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth 预料；预期；预计 expectsth ◆ We are expecting a rise in food prices this month. 我们预计这个月的食物价格会上涨。 expectsth from sb/sth ◆ Don't expect sympathy from me! 休想得到我的同情！ expectsth of sb/sth ◆ That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you! 我不敢相信你竟有那样的行为！ expectto do sth ◆ You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months. 不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。 ◆ I looked back, half expectingto see someone following me. 我回过头去，预计可能看到有人跟踪我。 expectsb/sth to do sth ◆ House prices are expected to rise sharply. 预计房价会急剧上涨。 ◆ Do you really expect me to believe you? 你真以为我会相信你吗？ expect(that)… ◆ Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. 许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。 it is expected that… ◆ It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms. 预计这个报告会提出一些重大的改革。 2 ★ [transitive ] ( often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时 ) to be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged 等待；期待；盼望 expectsb/sth ◆ to expect a visit/call/letter from sb 等待某人的来访╱电话╱来信 ◆ Are you expecting visitors? 你在等客人吗？ ◆ We were expecting him yesterday. 我们昨天一直在等他。 expectsb to do sth ◆ We were expecting him to arrive yesterday. 我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。 3 ★ to demand that sb will do sth because it is their duty or responsibility 要求；期望；指望 expectsth (from sb) ◆ Her parents expected high standards from her. 她的父母对她的期望很高。 ◆ He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. 他仍处于康复期，所以不要对他期望过高。 expectsth (of sb) ◆ Are you clear what is expected of you? 你清楚大家对你的期望吗？ expectsb to do sth ◆ They expected all their children to be high achievers. 他们期望自己所有的孩子都大有作为。 expectto do sth ◆ I expect to be paid promptly for the work. 我希望立即给付工钱。 ☞synonyms at demand 4 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] informal especially BrE not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时 used when you think sth is probably true 猜想；认为；料想 ◆ ‘Will you be late?’ ‘ I expect so.’ “你会迟到吗？”“我想会的。” ◆ ‘Are you going out tonight?’ ‘ I don't expect so.’ “你今晚要出去吗？”“我想不会吧。” expect(that…) ◆ ‘Who's eaten all the cake?’ ‘Tom, I expect/I expect it was Tom.’ “谁把蛋糕都吃光了？”“我想是汤姆吧。” HELP ‘That’ is nearly always left out. *that 几乎总是被省略。 ☞compare unexpected IDIOMS ★ be expecting a baby/child ( informal) to be pregnant 怀孕；怀胎 ◆ Ann's expecting a baby in June. 安六月份要生孩子。 be (only) to be exˈpected to be likely to happen; to be quite normal 可能发生；可以预料；相当正常 ◆ A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected. 服用这些药后有点倦意是正常的。 what (else) do you exˈpect? ( informal) used to tell sb not to be surprised by sth 那有什么大惊小怪的；那还用得着惊奇吗；那还用说吗 ◆ She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that? 她用粗话骂你了？你那样待她那还用说吗？ LANGUAGE BANK 用语库 expect Discussing predictions 谈论预测 ■ The number of people using mobile phones to purchase goods and services is expected/ likelyto more than double by the end of 2015. 到 2015 年底，使用手机购买商品和服务的人数预计／可能会是现在的两倍多。 ■ Experts have predicted/ forecastthat the number of people using their mobile phones to pay for goods and services should exceed 190 million in 2015. 专家已经预言，到 2015 年使用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将超过 1.9 亿。 ■ This figure is set toreach 200 million by 2016. 到 2016 年这个数字可能会达到 2 亿。 ■ By2015, 800 million mobile phone users worldwide willbe participating in social networks via their phone. 到 2015 年，全球将有 8 亿手机用户通过手机参与社交网络。 ■ Sales of mobile phones in 2009 were lower than expected. *2009 年的手机销量低于预期。 ■ The company's announcement of 1.26 billion handsets sold for the year is in line with predictions. 公司宣布本年度手机销量为 12.6 亿部，符合预期。 ■ ➱ Language Banks at fall, illustrate, increase, proportion expect expects expected expecting ex·pect / ɪkˈspekt ; NAmE ɪkˈspekt /

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