新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

anticipate

英  [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • anticipates , anticipating , anticipated

    1[T 及物动词] 预期

    If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.

    近义词

    expect

    双语例句

    例:

    At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning.

    当时我们不可能预料到我们活动的结果。

    例:

    It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost.

    预计将失去相当于192个全职工作岗位。

    例:

    Surveyors anticipate further price declines over coming months.

    调查员们预计,在接下来的几个月中价格将进一步下降。

    例:

    Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.

    官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目间的对抗能会引发一场全面的冲突。

    2[T 及物动词] 预先准备

    If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs.

    双语例句

    例:

    What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.

    杰夫所做的是预先准备我的下一个问题。

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