verb

expect

期望, 预料, 认为

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。

((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.

同义词:anticipate, await, suppose;反义词:doubt, despair

源自拉丁语“ex-”(向外)+“spectare”(看)。字面意思是“向外看,期盼”。

想象一下为了等某人而向窗外(ex-)看(spectare)的样子。

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