expect

expect [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。

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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。

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继承用法

expectable adj. expectably adv.

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习惯用语

as one might expect

1. ■ 正如人们所预料的

as might have been expected (=as was expected)

1. ■ 果然不出所料

be expecting

1. ■ 怀孕了

expect sb. to be

1. ■ 期望某人成为...

expect sth. of sb.

1. ■ 对...的期望[要求]