expect
翻译
期望, 预料, 认为
例句
I expect you to be on time.
我希望你准时到。
We expect rain later today.
我们预计今天晚些时候会下雨。
She is expecting a baby in June.
她的预产期在六月。
语法模式
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 期望(某人)做(某事) I expect you to be on time.
((sth.)) 预料(某事) We expect rain later today.
((that ...)) 认为... I expect that he will be late.
近义词
同义词:anticipate, await, suppose;反义词:doubt, despair
词源
源自拉丁语“ex-”(向外)+“spectare”(看)。字面意思是“向外看,期盼”。
记忆技巧
想象一下为了等某人而向窗外(ex-)看(spectare)的样子。