expect
翻譯
期望, 預料, 要求
例句
I expect to see you there.
我期望在那裡見到你。
We expect good results.
我們期待好的結果。
I expect that he will be late.
我預料他會遲到。
She is expecting a baby.
她懷孕了。
文法模式
((sth.)) 期望(某事) We expect good results from the test.
((to-inf)) 預料(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 ...)) 認為(...) I expect that he already knows the news.
近義詞
同義詞:anticipate, await, suppose;反義詞:doubt, despair
詞源
源自拉丁語「ex-」(向外)和「spectare」(看)。字面意思是「向外看」,引申為期待。
記憶技巧
與「spectacle」(景象)聯繫起來。你「向外看」(ex-spect),期待看到某事。