查词 - expect

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THINK STH WILL HAPPEN

认为某事会发生

to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned 预料，预期，预计

expect to do sth

I expect to be back within a week.

我预计一周之内回来。

The company expects to complete work in April.

公司预期在四月份完工。

expect sb/sth to do sth

Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.

抢修工作预计要花三个星期。

I didn’t expect him to stay so long.

我没有料到他会呆那么久。

expect (that)

There’s the doorbell – I expect it’ll be my mother.

有人按门铃，估计是我母亲。

He will be hard to beat. I fully expect (=am completely sure about) that and I’m ready.

他很难击败。我确信这一点，不过我有准备。

‘Who are you?’ he murmured, only half expecting (=thinking it was possible, but not likely) her to answer.

“你是谁？”他低声问道，只觉得她有可能会回答。

He didn’t get his expected pay rise.

他没有得到他预料中的加薪。

as expected ( in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen) 按计划进行; 不出所料

As expected, the whole family was shocked by the news.

不出所料，全家人对这个消息都感到震惊。

A little nervousness is only to be expected when you are starting a new job.

开始做一份新的工作有点紧张是不足为奇的。

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DEMAND

要求

to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable 要求，期望〔某人做某事〕

expect sth from sb

The officer expects complete obedience from his troops.

这位军官要求部下绝对服从。

expect sb to do sth

I can’t expect her to be on time if I’m late myself.

我要是自己都迟到，就无法要求她准时。

expect a lot of sb/expect too much of sb (think someone can do more than may be possible) 对某人期望很高/过高

The school expects a lot of its students.

这所学校对学生期望很高。

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THINK SB/STH WILL ARRIVE

认为某人会到达/某事会发生

to believe that someone or something is going to arrive or ? 用 expect 还是用 wait for?

We’re expecting Alison home any minute now.

我们想艾利森现在随时会到家。

Snow is expected by the weekend.

预计周末会下雪。

an expected crowd of 80,000 people

预计聚集 80,000 人

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THINK

认为

to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing 料想，猜想

I expected her to be taller than me, not shorter.

我猜想她个子比我高，不会比我矮。

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be expecting (a baby)

if a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby 怀孕

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what can/do you expect?

used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant or disappointing [口] 这有什么奇怪？你还能指望什么？ spoken

He was late, but what do you expect?

他迟到了，可这有什么奇怪呢？

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how do/can you expect …?

used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true [口] 你能指望怎么样？ spoken

If I can’t help her, how can you expect to?

如果我都帮不了她，你又能指望怎么样呢？

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I expect

used to introduce or agree with a statement that you think is probably true [英，口] 我觉得，依我看 BrE spoken

I expect you’re right.

我觉得你说得对。

‘Do you think they’re going to attack?’ ‘ I expect so .’

“你觉得他们会进攻吗？”“我看会。”