★ expect v. 期待, 等待 except
① vt.&vi. 預計,預料
Jim has failed in mathematics as his teacher expected.
正如他老師所預料的那樣,吉姆數學考試沒及格。
② vt. 等待,期待,盼望(心理上的等待)
They are expecting guests tonight. 今晚有人要去他們那裡做客。
expect所表示的等待一般暗含着根據某些信息或規律而作出相應反應的意思,而wait for主要指“等待”這個動作本身。
expect sth. I expect a letter from Jimmy.
expect sb.to do sth. 期待某人做某事
I expect you to write back.
I expect my mother to come back.
wait for sth./sb. 動作上的等待 I wait for my mother.
③ vt. 認為,猜想(一般用于口語)
I expect so./ I think so. 我希望如此[口語]
I expect you’ve heard the news. 我想你已經聽到這個消息了。
派生詞:unexpected adj. 未料到的 unexpected guests 不速之客
The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results.
狼的消失造成了很多意想不到的結果。
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