expect
翻譯
期望, 預料, 認為
例句
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。
文法模式
((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.
近義詞
同義詞:anticipate, await, suppose;反義詞:doubt, despair
詞源
源自拉丁語「ex-」(向外)+「spectare」(看)。字面意思是「向外看,期盼」。
記憶技巧
想像一下為了等某人而向窗外(ex-)看(spectare)的樣子。