expect的中文翻译是什么意思

expect

US/ɪkˈspekt/
UK/ɪkˈspekt/

v. 预期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 怀孕

expect柯林斯释义

VERB预期;预料;期待

If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.

  • ...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

  • They no longer expect corporate profits to improve...

    他们不再期待公司利润会增长。

VERB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.

  • 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。

  • I wasn't expecting a visitor...

    我没想到会有人来访。

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.

  • He wasn't expecting our hospitality...

    他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

  • 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。

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.

  • Don't expect an instant cure...

    别指望立即治愈。

  • 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。

VERB怀孕

If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.

  • She was expecting another baby...

    她又怀孕了。

  • I hear Dawn's expecting again.

    我听说唐又怀孕了。

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.

  • 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。

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.

  • 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?

expect英文释义

Verb

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同义词辨析

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短语

  1. be expecting (a baby)

    (非正式)怀孕

  2. to be expected

    完全正常;自然的

  3. what can (或 do) you expect?

    你还能指望什么?

expect场景例句

Don't expect to luck through without an effort.

别指望不经努力就能侥幸成功.

If a writer does not go deep among the masses, he cannot expect to turn out good works.

当作家而不深入群众, 就不会写出好作品来.

You don't expect to hear such bad language from the gentle sex.

你不能预料会从女性那里听到这样的恶语.

You can't expect people who are in a class by themselves to be reasonable.

你可不能指望那些独具一格的人做事都是合情合理的.

How can you expect him to listen to me, when he's still in a huff with me?

他跟我别着劲哪!能听我的 吗 ?

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expect词性变形

expectsexpectedexpecting

expect反义词

vt. & vi. 预期;盼望;指望

despair

其他释义

despair