1、expect
預期;預料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
預計自己在接下來的幾周里會丟掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他們不再期待公司利潤會增長
。盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等幾封重要的信件,可是一封都沒到
。I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我沒想到會有人來訪
。要求;認為應當得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他沒有指望我們會盛情款待
。I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我確實希望晚上能有些屬于自己的時間
。2、impact
影響;作用
They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country.
他們稱他們預期會議對國家的未來會產生顯著影響
。The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come.
這種傳染病在世界范圍內的重大影響還未完全顯現
。撞擊;碰撞;撞擊力
The plane is destroyed, a complete wreck: the pilot must have died on impact.
飛機遭到毀壞,完全成了一堆殘骸:飛行員肯定死于撞擊
。A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runner's foot landing on it.
跑道應該能夠吸收奔跑者踩踏地面時產生的撞擊力
。(對…)產生影響
Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people.
這些計劃沒什么意義,除非它們對人民產生影響
。That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那樣就會增加工資上漲的壓力,而那樣又會對通貨膨脹和競爭產生影響
。