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BNC: 313 COCA: 405
expect
ɪkspekt ɪkˈspɛkt ɛkˈspɛkt ɪkˈspɛkt
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense expects, present participle expecting, past tense , past participle expected
1 VERB 预期;预料;期待 If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen. 预期;预料;期待

  • ...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks. [VERB to-infinitive]

    预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人

  • They no longer expect corporate profits to improve. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

  • The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]

    预计会谈将持续到明天。

  • Few expected that he would declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. [VERB that]

    几乎没人预料到他会宣布参加民主党总统候选人的竞选。

  • It is expected that the new owner will change the yacht's name. [be VERB-ed that]

    估计新主人会给游艇改名。

  • They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars. [VERB noun]

    他们预计新车的销量会逐步上升。

2 VERB [usually cont] 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. 盼望;期待;等待

  • I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived. [VERB noun]

    我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。

  • I wasn't expecting a visitor. [VERB noun]

    我没想到会有人来访。

  • We were expecting him home again any day now. [VERB noun adv.]

    我们期盼着他某一天再回家。

3 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. 要求；认为应当得到;指望

  • He wasn't expecting our hospitality. [VERB noun]

    他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

  • I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings. [VERB to-infinitive]

    我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。

  • I wasn't expecting you to help. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    我没指望你帮忙。

  • Is this a rational thing to expect of your partner, or not?. [VERB noun + of]

    指望你的伴侣做这件事合理吗？

  • She realizes now she expected too much of Helen. [V amount + of]

    现在她意识到自己对海伦的期望太高了。

SYN anticipate, look forward to, predict, envisage
4 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. 指望;期望

  • Don't expect an instant cure. [VERB noun]

    别指望立即治愈。

  • You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with. [VERB to-infinitive]

    不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。

  • Don't expect me to come and visit you there. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    别指望我会去那儿看你。

5 VERB [only cont] 怀孕 If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant. 怀孕

  • She was expecting another baby. [VERB noun]

    她又怀孕了。

  • I hear Dawn's expecting again. [VERB]

    我听说唐又怀孕了。

6 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. 我认为;我猜想 [spoken]

  • I expect you can guess what follows.

    我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

  • I expect you're tired.

    我想你累了。

  • 'Will Joe be here at Christmas?' — 'I expect so.'.

    “圣诞节时乔会来这里吗？”—“我想会的。”

  • 'I don't think you have much of a case.' — 'I expect not.'

    “我想你没有什么好理由。”—“我想没有。”

7 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. 你还想指望什么；那有什么大惊小怪的 [spoken, emphasis]

  • 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？

  • 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？

Usage Note :

  • Do not confuse expect, wait for, and look forward to. When you are expecting someone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen. I sent a postcard so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain.When you wait for someone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens. Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage. When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her.

    不要混淆expect，wait for和look forward to。expect表示认为某人或某物即将到达，或某事即将发生：I sent a postcard so they were expecting me（我寄了张明信片，这样他们就会知道我要来），We were expecting rain（我们预计会下雨）。wait for表示在原地等某人到达或者某事发生：Whisky was served while we waited for him（我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了），We got off the plane and waited for our luggage（我们下了飞机，等着领取行李）。look forward to表示期盼某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣：I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays（我敢肯定你在盼望着假期到来），I always looked forward to seeing her (我一直盼望见到她）。

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BNC: 313 COCA: 405
expect

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EXPECT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤confidently充滿信心地期待◇She confidently expects to win.她充滿信心地期待着獲勝。➤fully全心期待◇My parents fully expect us to get married.我父母滿心指望我們結婚。➤rightly理所當然地期待◇They rightly expect to be obeyed.他們理所當然地期待別人服從。➤not necessarily不一定期待◇I do not necessarily expect an easy answer to this question.對於這個問題我並不指望一定要有一個簡單的答案。➤not really並非真正期待◇I didn't really expect them to come.我並非真的指望他們會來。➤half有些期待◇I was half expecting to see Jim at the concert.我有些期待能在音樂會上見到吉姆。➤initially, originally起初期待▸➤honestly真的認為◇Did you honestly expect me to believe that?你真的認為我會相信那個嗎？➤seriously認真地指望◇You can't seriously expect me to sympathize with you.你不會是真的指望我同情你吧。VERB + EXPECT➤be fair to, be natural to, be reasonable to, can, can realistically, can reasonably公平地期待；自然地期待；合理地預期；能指望；能實際地指望；能合理地期待◇We can expect to see an improvement in the weather over the next few days.預計未來幾天天氣將轉好。➤be unfair to, be unrealistic to, be unreasonable to, can hardly不公平地預期；不實際地指望；不合理地期待；幾乎不能指望◇It would be unreasonable to expect them to do all that work for free.期待他們不要報酬完成所有那些工作是不合情理的。◇You can hardly expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.不要指望能在幾個月內學會一門外語。➤be foolish to愚蠢地期盼◇It would be foolish to expect this at his age.他都這把年紀了，對此還抱有期待就太愚蠢了。➤be naive天真地期待◇Was she really naive enough to expect that he had changed?她真的那麼天真，居然期待他已經有所改變？➤would, would normally期盼；正常情況下期盼◇I would expect the factory to be working again as normal by next week.我期盼着工廠到下週就能恢復正常運營。➤be entitled to, have a right to有權期待◇You are entitled to expect certain minimum standards of hygiene.你有權期待獲得最低衞生標準。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯那裏期望◇We expect good results from our employees.我們期待員工績效良好。PHRASES➤as expected正如所料◇As expected, they lost the election.不出所料，他們輸掉了選舉。➤(only) to be expected預期 ( 只會 ) 發生◇The wine list is excellent, as is to be expected from such a high-class restaurant.這份葡萄酒單製作精良，和這樣高檔的餐廳相稱。◇This kind of tantrum is to be expected from a two-year-old.一個兩歲的孩子這樣發脾氣是可以預料到的。➤be widely expected被普遍期待◇The economy is widely expected to pick up in the first half of next year.人們普遍期待明年上半年經濟會好轉。➤expect a lot, too much, etc. of sb對某人期待很高、過高等◇I think my parents always expected too much of me.我認為父母總是對我期待過高。➤when you least expect sth在你最沒料到⋯的時候◇An accident can happen anywhere, at any time, just when you least expect it.事故隨時隨地都會發生，就在最意想不到的時候。
BNC: 313 COCA: 405
expect verb
⇨ expect (expect sth to happen) ⇨ demand (what is expected of you) ⇨ suppose (I expect so.) ⇨ to be expected ⇨ predictable 1expect

verb

  ➡ See also the entries for hope verb and wait 另见hope动词词条和wait条expect ♦︎ think ♦︎ anticipate ♦︎ await ♦︎ look forward to sth ♦︎ look for sth ♦︎ look ahead ♦︎ watch for sb/sth ♦︎ bargain for/on sthThese words all mean to believe that sth will happen or to wait for it to happen. 这些词均表示预计、期待。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to expect / think / anticipate that...◆It is expected / thought / anticipated that...◆to anticipate / look forward to / bargain on doing sth◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to / look for results◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to a reply◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to the arrival of sb / sth◆to await / look for / watch for signs of sth◆to expect / anticipate / watch for trouble◆to eagerly anticipate / await / look forward to / look for / watch for sth◆to confidently expect / anticipate / await / look forward to sth◆to anxiously expect / await / watch for sth■ expect [transitive] to believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth; to be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged 预期；预计；期待◆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，料想以为会看到有人跟着我。◆It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.预计这份报告将提出一些重大的改革举措。◆Don't expect sympathy from me!休想得到我的同情！◆Are you expecting visitors?你在等客人吗？◆I'm expecting an important call.我在等一个重要电话。   see also to be expected ⇨ predictable 1 ■ think (thought, thought) [transitive] to expect that sth will happen or that sb will do sth 料想；预料；预期◆I never thought (that) I'd see her again.我从未料想还会见到她。◆The job took longer than we thought.这个工作用的时间比我们料想的要长。◆You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't).你还指望她会对我的帮助感恩戴德呢。◆Who would have thought (= I didn't expect) to find you here?谁想得到会在这里找到你呢？ⓘ Think is only used to mean 'expect' when your expectations prove to be false. * think只有在期待的事情落空时才可用于此义◆It is thought that the report will suggest some major reforms. It is usually followed by a 'that' clause (even if the word 'that' is missed out), and cannot take a noun phrase as object. * think通常后接that从句（有时that会省略），但是不能后接名词短语作宾语◆Don't think sympathy from me. ■ anticipate [transitive] (rather formal) to believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth; to think with pleasure and excitement about sth that is going to happen 预期；预计；期盼◆We don't anticipate any major problems.我们预料不会出现什么大问题。◆They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.他们预计年底前能迁入较大的经营场所。◆We anticipate that sales will rise next year.我们预计明年的销售量会增加。◆The band today announced details of their widely anticipated third album.乐队今天发布了他们广受期待的第三张专辑的详情。NOTE 辨析 Expect or anticipate? Expect is used in both formal and informal speech and writing, including everyday conversation. Anticipate is mostly used in slightly more formal spoken or written contexts, especially in business or official statements. * expect用于正式和非正式的口语和书面语中，包括日常对话。anticipate大多用于稍正式一些的口语或书面语，尤用于商务或官方声明中。■ await əˈweɪt [transitive] (formal) to wait for sb/sth, especially sth that you expect to happen or arrive 等待；期待◆He is in custody awaiting trial.他正被拘留候审。◆Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.人们迫切期待着她的新小说面世。  see also wait ⇨ wait verb ■ ˌlookˈ forward to sth

phrasal verb

 (often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时) to be thinking with pleasure or excitement about sth that is going to happen, because you expect to enjoy it （高兴地）期待，期盼◆We're really looking forward to seeing you again.我们非常盼望再见到你。◆Customers can look forward to a 5% cut in their bills.顾客有望将账单金额减少5%。◆It will give her something to look forward to.这会让她有个盼头。ⓘ The progressive tense I'm looking forward to... is often used to talk about sth that you expect to enjoy. The present tense I/We look forward to... is often used as a polite formula at the end of formal or business communication. 进行时态的I'm looking forward to sth常表示期盼让人高兴的事发生，一般现在时的I/We look forward to sth常用作正式或商务信函结尾时的礼貌用语◆I look forward to hearing from you (= please reply).敬盼回复。◆We look forward to working with you again in the future.期盼今后有机会再次与您合作。Do not use expect at the end of a letter. 信函结尾时不要用expect◆I expect your reply. OPP dread ⇨ fear ■ ˈlook for sth

phrasal verb

 (rather formal) to hope for sth; to expect sth to happen 期望；期待；盼望◆We are a peaceful people and we are not looking for revenge.我们是向往和平的民族，不愿实施报复。◆We shall be looking for an improvement in your work this term.我们期待你这学期的功课有进步。■ ˌlook aˈhead

phrasal verb

to think about what is going to happen in the future 展望未来；设想将来◆They have to learn to look ahead to the possible consequences of their actions.他们得学会预见自己行为可能会产生的后果。◆Looking ahead, nuclear power may have the best growth prospects.展望未来，核能也许拥有最好的发展前景。■ ˈwatch for sb/sth

phrasal verb

to look and wait for sb/sth to appear or for sth to happen 观察等待（某人出现或某事发生）◆Watch for the early signs of stress.留心压力出现的早期迹象。◆The cat was on the wall watching for birds.那只猫在墙上伺机捉鸟儿。■ ˈbargain for sth■ ˈbargain on sth

phrasal verb

 (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句) (rather informal) to expect sth to happen and be prepared for it 预料到；料想到；对⋯有心理准备◆He obviously hadn't bargained on finding you there already.很明显，他根本没料到你会早已到那儿了。◆When he agreed to answer a few questions, he got more than he bargained for.他同意回答几个问题，不料却招来了一堆难以招架的问题。
BNC: 313 COCA: 405
expect
To think that something will happen: expect, count on, plan on...
Not likely to happen: unlikely, doubtful, remote...
To delay action, wait or hesitate: delay, wait, hesitate...

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