expect
[ɪk'spekt] verb
THINK 想
ESSENTIAL transitive
■to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive 预料，预计；期待•We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job.我们预计会有很多人来应征这份工作。 •[+ (that)] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom.我想你会在你的卧室找到它。 •I expect (that) he'd have left anyway.我想无论怎么说他都已经离开了 •[+ to infinitive] He didn't expect to see me.他没有预料到会遇见我。 •The financial performance of the business is fully expected (= almost certain) to improve.公司的财务状况确定会大有改观。 •We were half expecting you not to come back.我们原本一直以为你不会回来了。 (only) to be expected
■normal and what usually happens 在预料之中；并不意外•All parents of small children get tired. It's to be expected.所有照顾幼儿的父母都会非常累，这是可以预见的。
[ɪk'spekt] verb
DEMAND 要求
transitive
■to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing 要求；期望•I expect punctuality from my students.我要求我的学生守时。 •[+ to infinitive] Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time.借书者应该按时归还图书。
[ɪk'spekt] verb
BE PREGNANT 怀孕
be expecting (a baby)
■to be pregnant 怀孕；有孕在身•She shouldn't be lifting those boxes if she's expecting.如果有孕在身，她就不应该搬这些箱子。 •Kate and Dom are expecting a baby.凯特和多姆快有孩子了。 |