expect的经典引文是:A Dog expects till his Master has done picking of the bone.出自:Henry More。expect的词语用法是v.(动词)expect的基本意思是“期待”“料想”,指相信或盼望有人会来或有事会发生,这种预料多有一定的根据,强调的是客观可能性,多用于好的方面,在口语中expect的意思常淡化为“认为”“想”,此时主语多为第一人称单数。expect的读音是英[ɪk'spekt];美[ɪk'spekt]。
一、详尽释义点此查看expect的详细内容
二、词典解释
1.预期;预料;期待
If youexpect somethingto happen, you believe that it will happen.
e.g. ...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks...
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
e.g. They no longerexpect corporate profits to improve...
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
2.盼望;期待;等待
If youare 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.
e.g. I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived...
我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到。
e.g. I wasn't expecting a visitor...
我没想到会有人来访。
3.要求;认为应当得到;指望
If youexpect something, orexpect a personto do something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you.
e.g. He wasn't expecting our hospitality...
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
e.g. I doexpect to have some time to myself in the evenings...
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
4.指望;期望
If you tell someone not toexpect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.
e.g. Don'texpect an instant cure...
别指望立即治愈。
e.g. You cannotexpect to like all the people you will work with...
不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。
5.怀孕
If you say that a womanis expecting a baby, or that sheis expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
e.g. She was expecting another baby...
她又怀孕了。
e.g. I hear Dawn's expecting again.
我听说唐又怀孕了。
6.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.
expect什么意思
e.g. Iexpect you can guess what follows...
我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。
e.g. Iexpect you're tired...
我想你累了。
7.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.
expect的翻译
e.g. It tastes artificial, but at that price what can youexpect?...
尝起来像是假的,但是就这个价格你还想指望什么?
e.g. If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do youexpect?
如果一个人打猎而且还有自己的枪,你还想指望什么?
三、网络解释
1.
1. 预期:一般而言,人们预期(expect)到自己的财产因州的立法而受到影响. 然而,与受影响较多的非不动产不同,就土地来说,州委员会一方认为其已经附带了一种默示性的限制,即可能出现经济上有价值的利用完全受到否定的情形,
2. 预计:Aggies最明显的变化是从希望(hope)更好转变到预计(expect)更好. 这种态度的转变也延伸到了局外人了. 他的后仰、不旋转球(knuckleball)和左手跳投是对手的噩梦. 去年主场对阵第六名的Texas时,Law用一计压哨三分帮助球队取胜,
四、例句
This is what we expect to happen.
这就是我们所预期将会发生的。
He is expected to get through to the finals.
我们期待他进入决赛。
At last they got the telegram they had been expecting.
最后他们收到了他们盼望的电报。
五、常见句型
六、常用短语
The professor expected respect from his students.
教授期望得到学生的尊敬。
I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didn't receive one.
我原来一直盼望能收到她送的礼物,所以因得不到而失望。
I am expecting a letter from him.
我正在等他的来信。
The whole family expects great things from him.
全家人都盼着他干出一番事业来。
Don't expect sudden improvements from this class.
别指望这个班的学习成绩会突然好起来。
The general expects complete obedience from his men.
这位将军要求他的士兵对他绝对服从。
I didn't expect such poor work from you.
我不曾料想到你会把工作做得这么差。
expect too much from sbWe expect too much from him.
我们对他寄予很大希望。
Aren't you expecting too much from your mother, leaving all your children with her while you go on holiday?
你去度假而把孩子们都留给你母亲照料,你期望她干的事岂不太多了?
There's no need to give me the money; I don't expect it of you.
没有必要给我钱,我没指望你会给钱。
I wouldn't have expected such rudeness of her.
我没想到她会这样粗鲁。
We stood there, not knowing what was expected of us.
我们站在那里,不知道会要求我们做什么。
Conscientiousness is expected of a student.
学生要诚实。
expect too much of sb/sthYou are expecting too much of her.
你对她的期望太大了。
The boy's parents expected too much of him, with the inevitable result that they were disappointed.
这孩子的父母对他期望过高,随之不可避免的结果是他们失望了。
I cannot finish this job by Friday— you expect too much of me.
我星期五以前不能完成这项工作——你对我期望太高了。
We didn't expect too much of him.
我们对他并没有期望过高。
Don't expect too much of his idea.
不要对他的主意期望过高。
七、词义辨析
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