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1、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。
I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没想到会有人来访。
要求；认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
2、kick off
（在足球比赛中）开球
Liverpool kicked off an hour ago.
利物浦队一小时前开的球。
(事件、比赛或讨论等)开始
The shows kick off on October 24th.
演出10月24日开始。
The Mayor kicked off the party.
市长宣布晚会开始。
强使离开；赶走
We can't kick them off the island.
我们不能把他们从岛上赶走。
