expect [iks'pekt]

vt.

期待, 预期, 盼望, 预料

料想, 指望, 希望, 要求

[口]想, 认为

【常用短语】

I'II expect you for supper at six o 'clock sharp.

我盼望你6点整来吃晚饭。

You can't expect me to approve of it.

你别指望我赞成。

预料; 预期

She expects to fail the exam.

她预料无法通过考试。

认为(某事)会发生; 认为(某人)会来; 预计

I expect a storm.

我预计会有一场暴风雨。

理应得到; 期望, 期待; 期盼

We expect writers to produce more and better works.

我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。

【习惯用语】.

as one might expect 正如人们所预料的

as might have been expected (=as was expected) 果然不出所料

be expecting 怀孕了

expect sb. to be 期望某人成为...

expect sth. of sb. 对...的期望[要求]

【同义词】synonym

await

vt.

等候; 等待; 期待

We eagerly await your early arrival.

我们殷切地期待你早日光临。

【背句子记单词】

We is expect you to dinner.

我们盼着你来吃饭。

How soon can we expect delivery?

我们多久能收到邮件？