verb

expect

期望, 預料, 認為

I expect you to be on time.

我希望你準時到。

We expect rain later today.

我們預計今天晚些時候會下雨。

She is expecting a baby in June.

她的預產期在六月。

((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 期望(某人)做(某事) I expect you to be on time.

((sth.)) 預料(某事) We expect rain later today.

((that ...)) 認為... I expect that he will be late.

同義詞:anticipate, await, suppose;反義詞:doubt, despair

源自拉丁語「ex-」(向外)+「spectare」(看)。字面意思是「向外看,期盼」。

想像一下為了等某人而向窗外(ex-)看(spectare)的樣子。

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