| 单词 | expected |
|---|---|
| 音标 | 英[ɪkˈspektɪd] 美[] |
| 解释 | adj.(用作定语)预期要发生的,期待中的;v.期望( expect的过去式和过去分词 );预料;要求;认为(某事)会发生; |
| 例句 | VERB 预期;预料;期待 If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen. 例:...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks...预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人 例:They no longer expect corporate profits to improve...他们不再期待公司利润会增长。 VERB 盼望;期待;等待 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. 例:I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived...我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到。 例:I wasn't expecting a visitor...我没想到会有人来访。 VERB 要求;认为应当得到;指望 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. 例:He wasn't expecting our hospitality...他没有指望我们会盛情款待。 例:I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings...我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。 VERB 指望;期望 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. 例:Don't expect an instant cure...别指望立即治愈。 例:You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with...不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。 VERB 怀孕 If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant. 例:She was expecting another baby...她又怀孕了。 例:I hear Dawn's expecting again.我听说唐又怀孕了。 PHRASE 我认为;我猜想 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. 例:I expect you can guess what follows...我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。 例:I expect you're tired...我想你累了。 PHRASE 你还想指望什么;那有什么大惊小怪的 You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing. 例:It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?...尝起来像是假的,但是就这个价格你还想指望什么? 例:If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?如果一个人打猎而且还有自己的枪,你还想指望什么? |
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