expect
翻译
期望, 预料, 要求
例句
I expect to see you there.
我期望在那里见到你。
We expect good results.
我们期待好的结果。
I expect that he will be late.
我预料他会迟到。
She is expecting a baby.
她怀孕了。
语法模式
((sth.)) 期望(某事) We expect good results from the test.
((to-inf)) 预料(做某事) I expect to finish work by 6 PM.
((sb.)) ((to-inf)) 要求(某人做某事) The teacher expects students to be on time.
((that ...)) 认为(...) I expect that he already knows the news.
近义词
同义词:anticipate, await, suppose;反义词:doubt, despair
词源
源自拉丁语“ex-”(向外)和“spectare”(看)。字面意思是“向外看”,引申为期待。
记忆技巧
与“spectacle”(景象)联系起来。你“向外看”(ex-spect),期待看到某事。