expect的中文翻譯是什麼意思

expect

US/ɪkˈspekt/
UK/ɪkˈspekt/

v. 預期; 盼望; 料想; 指望; 懷孕

expect柯林斯釋義

VERB預期;預料;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...

    預計自己在接下來的幾周裡會丟掉工作的市政工人

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

    他們不再期待公司利潤會增長。

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...

    我正在等幾封重要的信件,可是一封都沒到。

  • I wasn't expecting a visitor...

    我沒想到會有人來訪。

VERB要求;認為應當得到;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...

    他沒有指望我們會盛情款待。

  • I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings...

    我確實希望晚上能有些屬於自己的時間。

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...

    別指望立即治癒。

  • You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with...

    不要指望你會喜歡所有和你共事的人。

VERB懷孕

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...

    她又懷孕了。

  • I hear Dawn's expecting again.

    我聽說唐又懷孕了。

PHRASE我認為;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...

    我想你能猜出接下來發生了什麼。

  • I expect you're tired...

    我想你累了。

PHRASE你還想指望什麼;那有什麼大驚小怪的

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?...

    嚐起來像是假的,但是就這個價格你還想指望什麼?

  • If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?

    如果一個人打獵而且還有自己的槍,你還想指望什麼?

expect英文釋義

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同義詞辨析

desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

這些動詞都有"希望"之意。

  • desire : 語氣較正式莊重,著重渴望的力量與熱切,常含有強烈的意圖和目的。
  • wish : 語氣較弱,多指難於實現或不可能實現的願望。
  • hope : 指對願望實現有一定信心的希望。
  • expect : 通常指有很大程度的把握,但仍含有預料之意,或預計某事或某行動的發生。
  • want : 一般指所想要的東西是切望得到的東西,能彌補實際需要。
  • long : 語氣強,指極殷切地盼望著,這種盼望側重於很難或不可能得到的東西。有時也指一般願望,但含一定感情色彩。

expect短語

  1. be expecting (a baby)

    (非正式)懷孕

  2. to be expected

    完全正常;自然的

  3. what can (或 do) you expect?

    你還能指望什麼?

expect場景例句

Don't expect to luck through without an effort.

別指望不經努力就能僥倖成功.

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

當作家而不深入群眾, 就不會寫出好作品來.

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

你不能預料會從女性那裡聽到這樣的惡語.

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

你可不能指望那些獨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?

他跟我彆著勁哪!能聽我的 嗎 ?

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expect詞性變形

expectsexpectedexpecting

expect反義詞

vt. & vi. 預期;盼望;指望

despair

其他釋義

despair