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🔑expectex·pect /ɪkˈspɛkt / verb [transitive] - to think or believe that someone or something will come or that something will happen预期；期待；期盼；盼望◆She was expecting an e-mail from them this morning, but it didn't come.她今天上午在等他们的电子邮件，但邮件没到。◆We expect that more people will buy computers this year.我们预计今年会有更多的人买电脑。◆He expected it to be hot in Hawaii.他估计夏威夷会很热。◆“I'm really disappointed – she forgot my birthday.” “Well, what did you expect? ” (= it's not surprising) “我真的很失望 —— 她忘了我的生日。”“噢，你还想指望什么？”◆She's expecting a baby in the spring (= she's pregnant).春天她孩子出生。➨ WHICH WORD？词语辨析Wait or expect? * wait 还是 expect？If you wait, you pass the time often doing little else, until something happens. * wait 表示等待I waited outside the theater until they arrived.我在剧院外一直等到他们来。If you expect something, you believe that something will happen. * expect 表示相信某事会发生I'm expecting a reply from them soon, because it's been a month since I wrote.我期待很快收到他们的回复，因为我给他们去信已经有一个月了。I was expecting him to be there at 7:30, but at 8:15 I was still waiting.我以为他 7:30 就会到，可到了 8:15 我还在等。
- expect sth (from sb) | expect sb to do sth to feel confident that you will get something from someone or that he / she will do what you want指望，期望（某人做某事）；要求◆He expects a high standard of work from everyone.他期望每个人的工作都是高水准的。◆Factory workers are often expected to work at night.工厂工人经常要上夜班。
➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库expectdiscussing predictions谈论预期的情况The proportion of people using cell phones to access their bank accounts is expected / likely to rise to 75 percent by 2020.到 2020 年，用手机查阅银行账户的人口比例预计／很可能上升到 75%。Experts predict that the number of people using their cell phones to pay for goods and services will be 190 million in 2015.专家预测，到 2015 年用手机支付商品和服务费用的人数将达到 1.9 亿。Cell phone sales in 2010 were lower than expected. * 2010 年的手机销售量低于预期。Experts have forecast a rise / an increase / a drop in the number of people using their cell phones for educational purposes.专家预测，利用手机作教育用途的人数将上升／增加／减少。 |