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expectant adj.期待的；怀孕的n.预期者；期待者 (1) 观众中传出了一阵期待的骚动。(2) 孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。(3) 厂里有休息厅，怀孕的女工可以在那里休息。(4) 怀孕女工不得做与放射性同位素有关的工作。 When someone's expectant, they are anticipating something good, eagerly awaiting it. When you're hoping for a call, your expectant glance might land on your cell phone every five minutes, and if you're especially hungry for lunch, you might keep an expectant eye on the clock during math class. Because pregnant women tend to be excitedly waiting for a baby to be born, they're also commonly described as expectant.

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英 [ɪk'spektənt] 美 [ɪk'spektənt] (1) There was an expectant stir from the audience.(2) With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.(3) There is a lounge in the mill where expectant mothers can take a rest.(4) Expectant mothers may not do work connected with radioactive isotopes. If you're expectant, you're waiting excitedly for something. A throng of expectant fans might wait outside a concert venue, hoping for a glimpse of the band arriving. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]期待的；期望的 If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen. An expectant crowd gathered...满怀期待的人群聚在一起。She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.她转身望着我，脸上带着期待的表情。expectantlyThe others waited, looking at him expectantly.其他人都在等待，满怀期盼地看着他。2[ADJ 形容词]即将当（妈妈或爸爸）的 An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon.   [ADJ n]

英语单词	expectant
英美音标	英 [ɪk'spektənt] 美 [ɪk'spektənt]
中文释义	adj.期待的；怀孕的 n.预期者；期待者
英语例句	(1) There was an expectant stir from the audience. (2) With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start. (3) There is a lounge in the mill where expectant mothers can take a rest. (4) Expectant mothers may not do work connected with radioactive isotopes.
中文例句	(1) 观众中传出了一阵期待的骚动。 (2) 孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。 (3) 厂里有休息厅，怀孕的女工可以在那里休息。 (4) 怀孕女工不得做与放射性同位素有关的工作。
vocabulary简明	If you're expectant, you're waiting excitedly for something. A throng of expectant fans might wait outside a concert venue, hoping for a glimpse of the band arriving.
vocabulary扩展	When someone's expectant, they are anticipating something good, eagerly awaiting it. When you're hoping for a call, your expectant glance might land on your cell phone every five minutes, and if you're especially hungry for lunch, you might keep an expectant eye on the clock during math class. Because pregnant women tend to be excitedly waiting for a baby to be born, they're also commonly described as expectant.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]期待的；期望的 If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen. An expectant crowd gathered... 满怀期待的人群聚在一起。 She turned to me with an expectant look on her face. 她转身望着我，脸上带着期待的表情。 expectantly The others waited, looking at him expectantly. 其他人都在等待，满怀期盼地看着他。 2 [ADJ 形容词]即将当（妈妈或爸爸）的 An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon. [ADJ n]

Expectant Waiting Mothers Excitedly Hoping Baby 英 ɪk'spektənt] 美