新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

expectIELTS重点词汇

英 [ɪkˈspekt]

[VERB]

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PHRASE. 习语

I expect
1. 我想
You say 'I expect' to suggest that a statement is probably correct, or a natural consequence of the present situation, although you have no definite knowledge.
双语例句
例：
I expect you can guess what follows.
我想你能猜出下面会发生什么。
例：
I expect you're tired.
我想你是累了。

VERB. 动词

expects , expecting , expected
1. [T 及物动词] 预料
If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.
近义词
anticipate
双语例句
例：
a workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预料自己会在接下来几周里失业的一名工人。
例：
The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow.
预计会谈将持续到明天。
例：
They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.
他们预计新车销售量会逐步上升。
2. [T 及物动词] （常指因已安排而）预期
If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier.
双语例句
例：
I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没有料到会有访客。
3. [T 及物动词] 期待
If you expect something, or expect a person to do something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you.
双语例句
例：
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有期待我们的热情款待。
例：
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。
4. [T 及物动词] 指望
If you tell someone not to expect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.
双语例句
例：
Don't expect an instant cure.
别指望会有立竿见影的疗效。
例：
You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with.
你不能指望喜欢所有和你一起工作的人。
5. [I 不及物动词] 怀上 , 怀孕
If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
双语例句
例：
She was expecting another baby.
她怀上又一个孩子了。