英语单词 | anticipate |
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英美音标 | 英 [æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] 美 [æn'tɪsɪpeɪt] |
中文释义 | vt.预期;提前使用;抢 ... 前 vi.预言 |
英语例句 | (1) We anticipate that we will meet a certain amount of resistance to our plan. (2) I anticipate reading the book with great interest. (3) It is unwise to anticipate your earnings by spending a lot of money. (4) They anticipate ours by just one month. |
中文例句 | (1) 我们预料我们的计划会遇到一些人的反对。 (2) 我以极大的兴趣期待着读这本书。 (3) 大量花钱提前使用自己的收入是不明智的。 (4) 他们比我们抢先了一个月。 |
vocabulary简明 | To anticipate something is to be expecting it. Your dog might be waiting by the door, anticipating his next walk or squirrel chase. |
vocabulary扩展 | Anticipating something also often implies that you are preparing to take some action because of your expectations — like when you anticipate your chess opponent's next move and plan a counterattack. The word anticipate can also mean "to come beforehand" — as in a certain musical trend anticipating another. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]预期;预料;预计 If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it. [V n] [ [V that] [Also V]
2 [VERB 动词]未待提出就回答(问题);预先考虑并满足(请求、需要等) If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs. [V n]
3 [VERB 动词]早于…做(或想、说);先于…行动 If you anticipate something, you do it, think it, or say it before someone else does. [V n]
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