expect
基本释义
- v.期待;预计;要求,指望;认为;怀孕
词语例句
期待vt.
高中六级四级I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我真期待晚上能有点儿自己的时间。
What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?
我们对这些发光植物的未来有什么期待呢?
Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics: 73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.
美国人在政治问题上的意见更统一:73%的人希望在有生之年看到一位女总统。
预计vt.
六级四级The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow.
会谈预料将持续到明天。
It's expected to raise $410 million over the next five years, most of which will go toward funding a universal pre-kindergarten program for the city.
预计未来五年将筹集4.1亿美元,其中大部分将用于资助该市的一个普遍学前项目。
Oil prices are expected to remain lower for longer.
预计油价将在更长时间内保持低位。
要求,指望vt.
四级You can hardly expect her to do it for free.
你不可能指望她无偿地做这事。
If you're training for a marathon, you wouldn't expect to turn up and just be able to run it.
如果你正在为马拉松比赛训练,你不会指望自己刚开始就能跑完全程。
认为vt.&vi.
I expect to be consulted about major issues.
我认为重大问题必须找我商量。
- Don't expect it to improve overnight.不要指望这事一下子就改善了。来自《牛津词典》
- Don't expect others to read your mind.不要期望别人能看出你的心思。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.两位领导人好像都期待着显著的进展。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- expect too much of对(某人)期望过高
- expect of对…期望(要求)
- expect to do期待去做;期望做某事
- expect to do sth.期望做某事
- expect to do sth期望去做某事;等待做某事;期望做某事
- Expect the Unexpected非常突然;接受意料之外的事情;片
- expect to do期望做某事;期待去做;期待着做;期望
- I Expect You To Die我希望你死;我希望你去死;我预料你会死;料你将死
- Expect a Miracle苹果咬一口;苹果的滋味;期待奇迹;期待神迹
词语扩展
- expect/urge/promise/intend
- expect/desire/wish/long/want/hope
- expect/anticipate
- expect怀着确信之心来期待;
- anticipate怀着喜悦或痛苦之心来预想
词义分布
英英释义
- v.regard something as probable or likely
- v.consider obligatory; request and expect
- v.look forward to the probable occurrence of
- v.consider reasonable or due
- v.be pregnant with
- v.look forward to the birth of a child
- v.to believe that something will happen
预期;预料;预计- He expects to lose his job.他预料要丢工作。
- We expect the price of bananas to rise.我们预计香蕉价格会上涨。
短语
- 怀孕to have a baby growing inside youShe announced that she was expecting another child.她宣布她又怀孕了。
- 预计某事物/某人将至to believe that something or someone will arrive soonI wasn't expecting a visitor.我没想到会有人登门。
- 指望某人做某事to believe that it is someone's duty to do somethingI expect you to help around the house.我指望你帮忙做做家务。
- 我猜想;我预计used for showing that you think something is true or will probably happenI expect you're hungry.我估计你饿了。
词源
- expect预期ex-, 向外。-spect, 看,词源同spectator, telescope. 即向外看,向前看。
- expect预料,期望,期待词根词缀: ex-出,向外(x发音为ks) + -spect-看(s因和x发音重复而省略)