1、expect

預(yù)期;預(yù)料;期待

a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.

預(yù)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(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)玫?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、submerge

(使)浸沒;(使)淹沒;(使)潛入水中;(使)沒入水中

Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.

在僅剩的幾個水坑里，河馬根本無法沒入水中。

The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.

河水決堤，淹沒了整個村莊。

沉浸;陷入;埋頭于

He submerges himself in the world of his imagination.

他沉浸在自己想象的世界中。