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expectation expectation ★★★☆☆/e̱kspekte͟ɪʃ(ə)n/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]期待；期望；预期 Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want.   [also N in pl]Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise...学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations...那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。The Chancellor's statement lowers expectations of an early election...总理的发言使人们对提前选举不再抱太大期望。Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]期望；希望 A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen.   [usu pl]Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。...the expectation that the grieving process should have a time limit on it.希望悲痛情绪不要长久持续下去 expectationex‧pec‧ta‧tion /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ ●●○ noun  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happenexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations  (=was not as good as we expected). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behaveexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to live  SYN  life expectancyCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectiveshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)· It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)· The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.legitimate expectations law (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)· People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.verbshave expectations (also hold expectations formal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)· If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)· The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.phrasesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)· The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.

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Collins	expectation ★★★☆☆ /e̱kspekte͟ɪʃ(ə)n/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]期待；期望；预期 Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. [also N in pl] Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise... 学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。 The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations... 那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。 The Chancellor's statement lowers expectations of an early election... 总理的发言使人们对提前选举不再抱太大期望。 Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval. 与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]期望；希望 A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. [usu pl] Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company. 斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。 ...the expectation that the grieving process should have a time limit on it. 希望悲痛情绪不要长久持续下去
Oxford	ex·pect·ation ★ / ˌekspekˈteɪʃn ; NAmE ˌekspekˈteɪʃn / noun 1 ★ [uncountable , countable ] a belief that sth will happen because it is likely 预料；预期；期待 expectation(of sth) ◆ We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery. 我们满怀信心地期待着完全康复。 expectation(that…) ◆ There was a general expectation that he would win. 普遍认为他会获胜。 ◆ The expectation is that property prices will rise. 预计地产价格会上涨。 ◆ I applied for the post more in hope than expectation. 我申请这个职位是希望多于期待。 ◆ Contrary to expectations,interest rates did not rise. 出乎意料的是利率并未上升。 ◆ Against all expectations,she was enjoying herself. 完全没想到她过得非常快活。 2 ★ [countable , usually plural , uncountable ] a hope that sth good will happen 希望；盼望 ◆ She went to college with great expectations. 她满怀希望地进入大学。 ◆ There was an air of expectation and great curiosity. 有着一种期待和神秘的气氛。 ◆ The results exceeded our expectations. 结果比我们希望的还好。 ◆ The numbers attending fell short of expectations. 出席的人数比预期的要少。 ◆ The event did not live up to expectations. 这项活动有负众望。 3 ★ [countable , usually plural ] a strong belief about the way sth should happen or how sb should behave 期望；指望 ◆ Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children. 有些父母对孩子的指望不切实际。 ◆ Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations. 遗憾的是新软件并不理想。 expectation expectations ex·pect·ation / ˌekspekˈteɪʃn ; NAmE ˌekspekˈteɪʃn /
LDC	expectationex‧pec‧ta‧tion /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ ●●○ noun Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[countable, uncountable] what you think or hope will happenexpectation that For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.in (the) expectation of something Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.against/contrary to (all) expectations Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter. Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.above/below expectations Profits are below expectations.beyond (somebody’s) expectations Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations. The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected). The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).2[countable usually plural] a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behaveexpectation of Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed. Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.3expectation of life the number of years that someone is likely to live SYN life expectancyCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectiveshigh (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)· Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)· Their expectations of success were pretty low.great expectations (=very high)· Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)· It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)· The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)· I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.legitimate expectations law (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)· The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)· China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)· The general expectation was for married couples to have children.family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)· Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)· Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)· People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.verbshave expectations (also hold expectations formal)· Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)· Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)· If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)· The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)· The holiday exceeded our expectations.fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)· Our profits last year fell below expectations.create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)· The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)· The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.phrasesabove expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)· Economic growth last month was above expectations.below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)· Retail sales in December were well below expectations.beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)· The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)· Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.
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