Expect
[ ɪk'spɛkt ]
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vt. 期望;预料;要求;认为（某事）会发生;
vi. 预期;期待;怀胎;怀孕;
💡 词根助记
ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
📝 例句
"He is very ill, and is not expect to last the night."
他病得厉害,估计拖不过今夜。
Mary is expecting.
玛丽怀孕了。
I expect you are right.
我想你是对的。
What do you expect for a starting salary?
你心中理想的起薪是多少？
After your conduct last time, did you expect to be invited again?
有了你上次的行为, 你以为还会邀请你吗?
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ expert-专家,expect-期待:技术专家期待难题(他期待自己成为专家)
※ ex-拼音“一休”,pe-拼音“胖鹅”,ct-拼音“餐厅”:一休期待胖鹅出现在餐厅
※ ex-拼音“恶心”,p-拼音“屁”,ct-拼音“池塘”:池塘里有恶心的屁味是预料中的事
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-spect-表示“看”
常见的变体有-spic-、-spit-
📖 牛津释义
expect
v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tt, Tnt]
~ sth (from sb/sth) think or believe that sth will happen or that sb/sth will come 预料, 预计, 期待, 盼望（某事物会发生或某人[某事物]会来到）
This is the parcel which we have been expecting (from New York). 这是我们一直在期待的（从纽约来的）邮包.
I expect (that) I will be back on Sunday. 我预计星期日回来.
You would expect that there would be/there to be strong disagreement about this. 可以料到此事会有严重分歧.
You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a week. 不要指望一个星期就能学会一门外语.
We expected him to arrive yesterday. 我们原以为他昨天能到.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sb) hope and feel confident that one will receive sth (from sb) 期望, 盼望, 指望（从某人处）得到某事物
I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didn't receive one. 我原来一直盼望著能收到她送的礼物, 所以因得不到而失望.
Don't expect any sympathy from me! 不要指望能得到我的同情! =>Usage at wait1 用法见wait1.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tnt]
~ sth (from sb) require sth (from sb), esp as a right or duty 要求（某人）某事物（尤指有权或有责任要求者）
The sergeant expects obedience from his men/that his men will obey him/his men to obey him. 中士要士兵服从他的命令.
I expect you to be punctual. 我要求你准时.
You will be expected to work on Saturdays. 你们星期六要上班.
3 [Tn, Tf, Tt]
(not in the continuous tenses 不用於进行时态) (infml 口 esp Brit) suppose (sth); assume 料想为（某事物）; 认为; 猜想
`Who has eaten all the cake?' `Tom, I expect/I expect (that) it was Tom.' ｀谁把蛋糕都吃光了?＇｀我想是汤姆[大概是汤姆]吧.＇
`Will you need help?' `I don't expect so. ' ｀你需要帮忙吗?＇｀我想不必了.＇
`Will he be late?' `I expect so.' ｀他会迟到吗?＇｀我想会的.＇
4 (idm 习语) be expecting (a baby/child) (infml euph 口, 婉) be pregnant 怀孕
I hear Sally's expecting again. 我听说萨莉又有身子了. expect too `much (of sb) believe or assume sb can do more than he can 对（某人）期望过高
`I can't finish this job by Friday you expect too much of me.' ｀我星期五以前干不完这项工作--你对我期望过高了.＇ (only) to be ex`pected likely to happen; quite normal 可能发生; 相当正常
A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected. 服下这些药後会有些疲倦.
It is only to be expected your son will leave home eventually. 儿子总归要离开家的, 这种事很难免.
🔁 扩展释义
*[iks'pekt]vt. 预期, 盼望, 期待相关词组: expect sth of sb
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And they don't ask a married couple with no children Why don't you have any children?.
他们也不会问结了婚没有孩子的夫妇“你们为什么不要孩子？”。
How long have you been married?
你们结婚多久了？
So while the rest of the world was trying to get rid of mosquitoes, Australia was encouraging this one.
因此，世界上其他地方在设法消灭蚊子的时候，澳大利亚却在促使这种蚊子大量繁殖。