expect

expect
[ɪks'pɛkt] 1. vt
1) (anticipate) 预料 [yùliào]

I expect it will rain. — 我预计会下雨。

2) (await) 期待 [qīdài]

I am expecting an important letter. — 我正在等一封重要的信。

3) [+ baby] 怀有 [huáiyǒu]

She was expecting her second child. — 她正怀着她的第2个孩子。

4) (require) 期望 [qīwàng]

They expect a good tip. — 他们期望得到不少小费。

5) (suppose) 料想 [liàoxiǎng]

I expect you're tired. — 我想你一定累了吧。

2. vi

* to be expecting — (be pregnant) 怀孕 [huáiyùn]

* to expect sth to happen — 预期某事将发生

* to expect sb to do sth — (anticipate) 期望某人做某事

I expected him to turn down the invitation. — 我想他会谢绝这个邀请。; (require) 指望某人做某事

I wasn't expecting you to help. — 我并没有指望你帮忙。

* to expect to do sth — 预计要做某事

* I expect so — 我想会的

* as expected — 如所预料的


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