anticipate
v. 預期; 預計; 期盼; 先於…做
If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.
At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning...
那時我們不可能預料到我們這項運動的結果。
It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost...
預計將失去相當於192份全職工作的崗位。
If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs.
What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question...
傑夫預先回答了我的下一個問題。
Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?
你是否期望你的伴侶不等你提出就主動滿足你的需要?
If you anticipate something, you do it, think it, or say it before someone else does.
In the 50s, Rauschenberg anticipated the conceptual art movement of the 80s.
上世紀50年代時,勞申伯格就早早地預見到了80年代的概念藝術運動。
1. regard something as probable or likely;
2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
3. realize beforehand
4. make a prediction about; tell in advance;
5. be excited or anxious about
6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than;
hope, anticipate, await
這些動詞均有"希望,期待"之意。
Jim did not anticipate any trouble, but we considered everything carefully and expected the worst.
譯文:吉姆沒料到會有任何麻煩, 但我們仔細考慮了一切,並做好了最壞的打算.
I anticipate success in effective economic control.
我預料對經濟的控制會獲得成功的.
I anticipate his arrival at four o'clock.
我期待他4點鐘到達.
I anticipate Jackie Chan and the Jet Li cooperation very much!
我很期待成龍和李連杰的合作!
We anticipate meeting a lot of opposition to our new plan for traffic control.
我們預料會遇到許多人反對我們有關交通管理的新計劃.