expect
[iks'pekt]
v.预期, 期待, 盼望
例句与用法:
I expect I will be back on Sunday.
我预计我会在周日回来的。
I will do what is expected of me.
我会尽本分的。
The journey was not as nice as we had expected.
旅途不象我们预想的那样好。
词形变化:
形容词: expectable | 副词: expectably | 名词: expectedness | 动词过去式: expected | 动词过去分词: expected | 动词现在分词: expecting | 动词第三人称单数: expects |
vt.
1. 预计……可能发生(或来到); 预料; 预期[+(that)][+to-v][O2]
He expected to finish the work by March.
他预期三月份完成这项工作。
We expected that you would succeed.
我们预计你会成功的。
2. 期待; 等待; 盼望
That's just what we expected.
那正是我们所期望的。
I'll expect you for supper at six o'clock.
我六点等你吃晚饭。
3. 认为理应得到; 指望; 要求[(+from)][O2]
Don't expect too much of him.
别对他期望过高。
I expect you to be punctual.
我要求你准时。
The professor expected respect from his students.
教授认为学生理应尊敬他。
4. 想; 认为[W][Y][+(that)]
I expect you are right.
我想你是对的。
vi.
1. 期待; 预期
2. (用进行时)怀孕, 怀胎
Mary is expecting.
玛丽怀孕了。
expect
过去式:expected
过去分词:expected
现在进行时:expecting
词形变化:
形容词: expectable | 副词: expectably | 名词: expectedness | 动词过去式: expected | 动词过去分词: expected | 动词现在分词: expecting | 动词第三人称单数: expects |
同义词:
anticipate | await | suppose | think | hope | require | wait for | look forward to | look ahead | hope for | imagine | guess | assume | believe | demand | insist on | count on | look | propose | infer | contemplate | for | look for | want | desire | bear | long | carry | ask | gestate | wish | wait | have a bun in the oven |
反义词:
despair |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.预期; 准备以待
anticipate
await
think
suppose
hope
look for
同义参见:
propose
infer
contemplate
反义:
vt.vi.预期; 盼望; 指望
despair
expect[ik'spekt]vt.1.■预期,预料;预计…可能来到(或发生):Hunter expects that she will come.亨特预料她会来。I expected you sooner.我盼望着你早来。2.■等待,盼望,期待;要求:I expect obedience我要求服从。I expect that the weather will be nice.我想天气会好的。3.■期望,希望,指望;认为…必要;认为…理应得到(from,of):Parents usually expect too much of their children.父母通常都对子女寄予过大希望。I can't expect aid from her.我不能指望她的帮助。4.■[口语]猜想,(料)想,推测,认为:I expect that you are tired from the trip.我想你旅行很疲劳。5.■期待(婴儿) 出生:Jack and Mary expect their second very soon.杰克和玛丽期待着第二个孩子的降生。6.■[古语]等候vi.1.■预期,期待,期望,希望:I love to expect.我喜欢期待。2.■怀胎,怀孕:His wife is expecting.她太太怀孕了。3.■[古语]4.■等候5.■停留近义词anticipatehopeawaitbe expecting (a baby或 a child)怀胎,怀孕expect me when you see me[口语] 说不准我什么时候回来expect too much of对(某人)期望过高I (We,etc.) shall not except you till I (we etc.) see you.你愿意什么时候来都可以。
expectexpect[iksˈpekt]vt.1.■期待, 预期, 盼望, 预料2.■料想, 指望, 希望, 要求3.■[口]想, 认为I'II expect you for supper at six o 'clock sharp.我盼望你6点整来吃晚饭。You can't expect me to approve of it.你别指望我赞成。
词性变化expect[iksˈpekt]vi.1.■期望, 期待, 希望2.■怀孕My wife is expecting.我的妻子不久要生孩子了。
继承用法expectableadj.expectablyadv.
verb
- [with obj.]regard (something) as likely to happen
预计…可能发生;预料
it's as well to expect the worst.
最好作最坏的打算。
[with obj. and infinitive]the hearing is expected to last a week.
估计听证会要持续一周。
[with clause]one might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach.
有人可能猜测好莱坞会调整其方式。
■regard (someone) as likely to do or be something
估计…可能做
[with obj. and infinitive]they were not expecting him to continue.
他们没有料到他会继续。
■believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon
等待;期望;盼望
Celia was expecting a visitor.
西莉亚在等一个客人。
■look for (something) from someone as rightfully due or requisite in the circumstances
期望;指望
we expect great things of you.
我们对你抱有很高的期望。
■require (someone) to fulfil an obligation
要求
[with obj. and infinitive]we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary.
我们要求用人单位支付合理工资。
■(I expect)(informal)used to indicate that one supposes something to be so but has no firm evidence or knowledge
(非正式)认为;猜想
they're just friends of his, I expect.
我想他们只不过是他的朋友。
[with clause]I expect you know them?.
我想,你认识他们?。
be expecting (a baby)
- (informal)be pregnant
(非正式)怀孕
- be completely normal
完全正常;自然的
he had a few lines about the eyes, but at forty-seven that was only to be expected.
他两眼周围有一些皱纹,不过四十七岁的人了,这也是正常的。
- used to emphasize that there was nothing unexpected about a person or event, however disappointed one might be
你还能指望什么?
expectable
adjective
expectedly
adverb
语源
- mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'defer action, wait'): from Latin exspectare 'look out for', from ex- 'out' + spectare 'to look' (frequentative of specere 'see')
expect
动词 expect:
regard something as probable or likely
同义词:anticipate
consider obligatory; request and expect
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
be pregnant with
同义词:have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate
look forward to the birth of a child
expect
■What can you expect from a hog but a grunt.
[口]狗嘴里吐不出象牙来(用来讲粗野无礼的话的人)。
■When you pay that much for a meal you expect the best.
一顿饭花那麽多钱是想吃到最好的东西。
■Impossible. How can you expect us to make a reduction to that extent?
不可能,您怎么能要求我们减价那么多呢?
■Don't plan on my going with you, for I expect to be busy this weekend.
不要以为我会陪你去,因为本周末我会很忙的。
■Don't expect much of him; he is at best a student.
不要对他期望过高; 他只不过是个学生。
■Don't expect me to do impossibilities.
不要希望我做办不到的事。
■You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a week.
不要指望一个星期就能学会一门外语。
■Don't expect me to sit here like a good boy while Smith is up there talking his head off.
不要指望我会像个乖孩子地坐在这儿,而史密斯在那里唠叨个没完。
■Do not expect immaculate conduct from all people.
不要指望每个人的行为都是纯洁的。
■Never expect to persuade him out of doing that.
不要指望能说服他放弃做那件事。
■Don't expect it to improve overnight.
不要指望这事一下子就改善了。
■Dan was a good student at school; we expect him to go places in business.
丹在学校是个好学生; 我们期望他经商成功。
■How is it possible to expect mankind to take advice when they will not so much as take warning?
人类既然连警告都无意接受,有怎可能期望他们接受劝告?
■Will he be back tonight? -I expect so [not].
他今晚会回来吗?-我想会回来[不会回来了]。
■They expect to overfulfil their target.
他们估计可超额完成指标。
■They can expect an earful on what the slump is doing economically.
他们将因商业不景气对经济所产生的影响而受到严厉的训斥。
■They expect to gain over a lot of converts.
他们希望争取许多改变信仰的人。
■They expect a pardon by course of law.
他们希望照法律的惯例得到宽恕。
■They did not expect the invaders to lay waste to their civilization.
他们没有料到侵略者会破坏他们的文明。
■He did not expect them to hang on much longer.
他估计他们坚持不了多久了。
■He seemed to expect to be waited on hand and foot.
他像是想要人尽心尽力伺候他。
■He could expect a successful and prosperous life.
他可以指望过一种很顺心、优裕的生活。
■He's very ill but doctors expect him to come through.
他病得很重,但医生预料他能康复。
■His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
他的业务对手都知道不可指望他这样无情的人会手软。
■His work comes up to what we expect of him.
他的工作符合了我们的期望。
■He says call in on him any time, but he doesn't expect you to take him at his word.
他说随时可以去看他,可是他不指望你当真。
■So shall I expect your arrival early next week?
伯恩: 那我就等你下周初到了。
■We expect to have a supply this Friday.
估计本星期五就会到货。
■But in both cases you expect to have good ideas.
但在这两种情况下,你都期待着有好的观点。
■But you couldn't expect the capitalists to change over their machinery.
但是你不可能指望那些资本家会更换他们的机器。
■You can not expect me to approve of it .
你不能指望我赞成这件事。
■You cannot expect that she should receive him.
你不能期望她会接待他。
■You can not expect me to believe that.
你不要指望我会相信它。
■You expect me to buy that story? Flush it!
你以为我会相信那事吗?见鬼!
■You can't expect me to fetch and carry for you all day.
你别指望我整天为你打杂。
■You don't expect me to believe that pitiful excuse, do you?
你并不认为我会相信那个可鄙的借口,是吧?
■What do you expect the results of the two cups?
你怎样预测两杯的结果?
■Do you expect me to credit that absurd tale?
你想我会相信那个荒谬绝伦的谎言吗?
■What do you expect? That's life!
你期待什麽呢? 这就是生活!
■The standard of your work has fallen from the level we expect from you.
你的工作质量没有达到我们要求的水平。
■How in the world do you expect me to know him?
你究竟怎么会想到我认识他呢?
■Would you expect the cholesterol to be elevated?
你考虑胆固醇会升高吗?
■Surely you don't expect me to take your potty suggestions seriously?
你肯定不会指望我认真考虑你那些荒谬的建议吧?
■You can scarcely expect to escape reproof for such irresponsible behavior.
你这样不负责任的行为,不能不受到责备。
■Do you expect me to drink this vile concoction?
你难道想让我喝这种乌七八糟的东西?
■Don't expect too much of him.
别对他期望过高。
■Never expect me to pull up my roots and go to other places, I've lived here too long to make a new start in life.
别想指望我离开家乡,我在这儿住的时间很长了,不想再换一种新的生活。
■Don't expect to luck through without an effort.
别指望不经努力就能侥幸成功。
■Never expect him to come up with a brilliant idea.
别指望他能够想出好主意。
■Don't expect him to approve of your design straight away.
别指望他能立即支持/接受你的设计方案。