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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📖 同为「初中」词汇
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I'm worried, Philip.
我很担心， Philip。
How is Amy?
爱米好吗？
We've got to think of ways of changing people's habits.
我们得想想办法，改变人们的习惯。