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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·pect ETYMOLOGY Latin exspectare to look forward to, from ex- + spectare to look at, frequentative of specere to look — more at spy DATE 1560 intransitive verb 1. archaic : wait , stay 2. to look forward 3. to be pregnant : await the birth of one's child — used in progressive tenses she's expecting next month transitive verb 1. archaic : await 2. to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of we expect them any minute now expected a telephone call 3. suppose , think 4. a. to consider probable or certain expect to be forgiven expect that things will improve b. to consider reasonable, due, or necessary expected hard work from the students c. to consider bound in duty or obligated they expect you to pay your bills • ex·pect·ed·ly adverb • ex·pect·ed·ness noun Synonyms. expect , hope , look mean to await some occurrence or outcome. expect implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning expects to be finished by Tuesday hope implies little certainty but suggests confidence or assurance in the possibility that what one desires or longs for will happen hopes to find a job soon look , with to, implies assurance that expectations will be fulfilled looks to a tidy profit from the sale with for it implies less assurance and suggests an attitude of expectancy and watchfulness look for rain when the wind shifts to the northeast English Etymology expect 1393 (implied in expectant), from L. expectare "await, hope," from ex- "thoroughly" + spectare "to look," freq. of specere "to look at" (see scope (1)). Fig. sense of "anticipate, look forward to" developed in Latin. Used since 1817 as a euphemism for "be pregnant." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ expect ex·pect / ik5spekt / verb1. to think or believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth 预料；预期；预计: ▪ [VN] We are expecting a rise in food prices this month. 我们预计这个月的食物价格会上涨。 Don't expect sympathy from me! 休想得到我的同情！ That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you! 我不敢相信你竟有那样的行为！ ▪ [V to inf] You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months. 不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。 I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me. 我回过头去,预计可能看到有人跟踪我。 ▪ [VN to inf] House prices are expected to rise sharply. 预计房价会急剧上涨。 I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. 我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。 Do you really expect me to believe you? 你真以为我会相信你吗？ ▪ [V (that)] Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down. 许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。 ▪ [VN that] It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms. 预计这个报告会提出一些重大的改革。 2. (often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时) to be waiting for sb / sth to arrive, as this has been arranged 等待；期待；盼望: ▪ [VN] to expect a visit / call / letter from sb 等待某人的来访/电话/来信 Are you expecting visitors? 你在等客人吗？ ▪ [VN , VN to inf] We were expecting him yesterday. 我们昨天一直在等他。 We were expecting him to arrive yesterday. 我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。 3. ~ sth (of / from sb) to demand that sb will do sth because it is their duty or responsibility 要求；指望: ▪ [VN] Her parents expected high standards from her. 她的父母对她的期望很高。 Are you clear what is expected of you? 你清楚大家对你的期望吗？ He's still getting over his illness, so don't expect too much from him. 他仍处于康复期,所以不要对他期望过高。 ▪ [VN to inf] They expected all their children to be high achievers. 他们期望自己所有的孩子都大有作为。 We are expected to work on Saturdays. 我们星期六要上班。 ▪ [V to inf] I expect to be paid promptly for the work. 我要求即时付工钱。 ▪ [also V that] ⇨ note at demand 4. (informal, especially BrE) (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) used when you think sth is probably true 猜想；认为；料想: ▪ [V] 'Will you be late?' 'I expect so.' "你会迟到吗？" "我想会的。" 'Are you going out tonight?' 'I don't expect so.' "你今晚要出去吗？" "我想不会吧。" ▪ [V , V that] 'Who's eaten all the cake?' 'Tom, I expect / I expect it was Tom.' "谁把蛋糕都吃光了？" "我想是汤姆吧。" HELP 'That' is nearly always left out. that 几乎总是被省略。 ⇨ compare unexpected IDIOMS ▪ be expecting a baby / child (informal) to be pregnant 怀孕；怀胎: Ann's expecting a baby in June. 安六月份要生孩子。 ▪ be (only) to be ex'pected to be likely to happen; to be quite normal 可能发生；可以预料；相当正常: A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected. 服用这些药后有点倦意是正常的。 ▪ what (else) do you ex'pect? (informal) used to tell sb not to be surprised by sth 那有什么大惊小怪的；那还用得着惊奇吗；那还用说吗: She swore at you? What do you expect when you treat her like that? 她用粗话骂你了？你那样待她那还用说吗？ Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English expect verb ADV. confidently She confidently expects to win. | fully My parents fully expect us to get married. | not really I didn't really expect them to come. | half I was half expecting to see Jim at the concert. | honestly Did you honestly expect me to believe that? VERB + EXPECT be reasonable to, can, can realistically, can reasonably We can expect to see an improvement in the weather over the next few days. | be unrealistic to, be unreasonable to, can hardly It would be unreasonable to expect them to do all that work for free. You can hardly expect to learn a foreign language in a few months. | would, would normally I would expect the factory to be working again as normal by next week. | be entitled to You are entitled to expect certain minimum standards of accommodation. PREP. from We expect good results from our employees. PHRASES (only) to be expected This kind of behaviour is to be expected from a two-year-old. | expect a lot/too much of sb I think my parents always expected too much of me. | when you least expect sth An accident can happen anywhere, at any time, just when you least expect it. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to anticipate in the mind FF1C;did not expect him for dinnerFF1E; Synonyms: await, count (on or upon), hope, look Related Words: anticipate, apprehend, divine, foreknow, foresee Idioms: bargain on (or for), look for Antonyms: despair (of) 2 Synonyms: UNDERSTAND 3, assume, believe, gather, imagine, ||reckon, suppose, suspect, take, think Related Words: feel, sense; presume, presuppose Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·pect I. \ikˈspekt, ek-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin expectare, exspectare to await, look forward to, from ex- ex- (I) + spectare to look at, from spectus, past participle of specere to look — more at spy intransitive verb 1. obsolete : wait < a dog expects till his master has done picking of the bone — Henry More > 2. : to look forward : look with anticipation < we love to expect, and when expectation is disappointed or gratified we want to be again expecting — Samuel Johnson > 3. : to anticipate the birth of a child : be pregnant — used in progressive tenses < his wife is expecting > transitive verb 1. archaic a. : to wait for : await < with what anxiety I expect your news of her health — P.B.Shelley > b. : to wait in order to see and know < expecting what should be the event thereof — Richard Knolles > c. : to be in store for < if any other fate expects me — Conyers Middleton > 2. : suppose , think , believe < I expect that those Indians are on their way to war — Meriwether Lewis > 3. a. : to look for; specifically : to anticipate the coming or receipt of < she had not expected the others and there was a great scurrying about to make coffee … for them — Louis Bromfield > b. : to look forward to; specifically : to anticipate the occurrence of < she had spent the night expecting death in the morning, but then was told … that she was not to die till noon — Edith Sitwell > 4. a. : to consider probable or certain < he can never expect … that reason will ever hold in leash the emotions — Havelock Ellis > < scurvy was to be expected in ships that had been long at sea — C.S.Forester > b. : to consider reasonable, just, proper, due, or necessary < he expected and demanded hard work of his students — M.H.Thomas > < rich men … sometimes expect a deference which they refuse to claim — J.W.Krutch > c. : to consider (a person) obligated or in duty bound < England expects every man to do his duty — Horatio Nelson > < a scholar … is expected to know the latest work on his own speciality — T.H.Savory > 5. obsolete : demand , require < one assertion in it … expected greater evidence — Joseph Boyse > Synonyms: expect , hope , hope (for), look (to), look (for), and await can mean, in common, to anticipate in the mind a thing or an event more or less likely or certain to occur. expect usually implies a high degree of certainty to the point of making preparations or anticipating particular things, actions, or feelings < an old three-story brick, nothing like what he had expected — Lenard Kaufman > < Bainbridge's men could expect to be starved and cold and verminous, as indeed they were — C.S.Forester > < we can expect to import only a fraction of the feeding stuffs formerly obtained from abroad — Laurence Easterbrook > < a person of authority, who is awaited, expected, and now comes — Virginia Woolf > hope and hope (for) imply little certainty but suggest confidence and sometimes assurance that what one desires or longs for will happen < makes the reading of it as rewarding as anything short of real, bona fide firsthand experience can ever hope to be — H.C.Adamson > < I could not remain a moment in the place, although he considerately hoped I would stay — Effie Gray > < what I hope for and work for today is for a mess more favorable to artists than is the present one — E.M.Forster > < a boy who showed intellectual promise was encouraged to hope for a college education — H.E.Scudder > look (to) implies a freedom from doubt that expectations will be fulfilled < look to help from the family in times of uncertainty > < look to profit from an enterprise > look (for) implies less assurance and suggests an attitude of expectancy and watchfulness < look for trouble when the enemy begins to move his forces > < look for snags that will almost inevitably occur in putting any theory into practice > await suggests a being in readiness for something expected or watched for; unlike the preceding words it may have as its subject the thing awaited and as its object the person awaiting < nothing for me to do but await their return — A.J.Broadwater > < the punishment which awaits unrepented sin — R.A.Hall b. 1911 > < the fate that awaits a sovereign who would display talents and expert authority — A.M.Young > II. noun (-s) obsolete : expectation |
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