英汉词典

expect 基本解释

• vt. 期望；指望；认为；预料
• vi. 期待；预期

expect 词态变化

expect 中文词源

ex-, 向外。-spect, 看，词源同spectator, telescope. 即向外看，向前看。

expect 英文词源

expect

expect: [16] Someone who expects something literally ‘looks out’ for it. The word comes from Latin expectāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and spectāre ‘look’ (source of English spectacle, spectre, spectrum, and speculate). Already in Latin the literal ‘look out’ had shifted metaphorically to ‘look forward to, anticipate’ and ‘await’, meanings adopted wholesale by English (‘await’ has since been dropped).
=> espionage, spectacle, speculate, spy

expect (v.)

1550s, "wait, defer action," from Latin expectare/exspectare "await, look out for; desire, hope, long for, anticipate; look for with anticipation," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + spectare "to look," frequentative of specere "to look at" (see scope (n.1)).

Figurative sense of "anticipate, look forward to" developed in Latin and is attested in English from c. 1600. Also from c. 1600 as "regard as about to happen." Meaning "count upon (to do something), trust or rely on" is from 1630s. Used since 1817 as a euphemism for "be pregnant." In the sense "suppose, reckon, suspect," it is attested from 1640s but was regarded as a New England provincialism. Related: Expected; expecting.

expect 词组搭配

expect 英文释义

1. regard something as probable or likely;

"The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

2. consider obligatory; request and expect;

"We require our secretary to be on time"

"Aren't we asking too much of these children?"

"I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons"

3. look forward to the probable occurrence of;

"We were expecting a visit from our relatives"

"She is looking to a promotion"

"he is waiting to be drafted"

4. consider reasonable or due;

"I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

5. be pregnant with;

"She is bearing his child"

"The are expecting another child in January"

"I am carrying his child"

6. look forward to the birth of a child;

"She is expecting in March"

expect 同义词解析

desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

这些动词都有"希望"之意。

desire： 语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish： 语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope： 指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

expect： 通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。

want： 一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。

long： 语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

expect 双语例句

1. Don't expect me to come and visit you there.

别指望我会去那儿看你。

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2. "Will Joe be here at Christmas?" — "I expect so."

“圣诞节时乔会来这里吗？”——“我想会的。”

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3. How can you expect me to believe your promises?

你怎能指望我相信你的承诺？

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4. I hope he doesn't expect you to wait up for him.

我希望他没指望你熬夜等他。

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5. Organisers expect up to 300,000 protesters to join the march.

组织者们预计会有多达30万名的抗议者参加这次游行。

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expect 实用场景例句

It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.

预计这个报告会提出一些重大的改革。

牛津词典

to expect a visit/call/letter from sb

等待某人的来访 / 电话 / 来信

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Are you expecting visitors?

你在等客人吗？

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We were expecting him yesterday.

我们昨天一直在等他。

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We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.

我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。

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Her parents expected high standards from her.

她的父母对她的期望很高。

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Are you clear what is expected of you?

你清楚大家对你的期望吗？

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I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.

我回过头去，想着可能看到有人跟着我。

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House prices are expected to rise sharply.

预计房价会急剧上涨。

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I didn't expect him to become a successful writer.

我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。

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Do you really expect me to believe you?

你真以为我会相信你吗？

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Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down.

许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。

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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。

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We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.

我们预计这个月食物价格会上涨。

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Don't expect sympathy from me!

休想得到我的同情！

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That's not the sort of behaviour I expect of you!

我不敢相信你竟有那样的行为！

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Don't expect an instant cure...

别指望立即治愈。

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You cannot expect 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。

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She was expecting another baby...

她又怀孕了。

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I hear Dawn's expecting again.

我听说唐又怀孕了。

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I expect you can guess what follows...

我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

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I expect you're tired...

我想你累了。

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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？

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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？

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I do expect 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。

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...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

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They no longer expect corporate profits to improve...

他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

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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。

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I wasn't expecting a visitor...

我没想到会有人来访。

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He wasn't expecting our hospitality...

他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

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