expect [iks'pekt]

vt.

期待, 預期, 盼望, 預料

料想, 指望, 希望, 要求

[口]想, 認為

【常用短語】

I'II expect you for supper at six o 'clock sharp.

我盼望你6點整來吃晚飯。

You can't expect me to approve of it.

你別指望我贊成。

預料; 預期

She expects to fail the exam.

她預料無法通過考試。

認為(某事)會發生; 認為(某人)會來; 預計

I expect a storm.

我預計會有一場暴風雨。

理應得到; 期望, 期待; 期盼

We expect writers to produce more and better works.

我們期望作家們寫出更多更好的作品。

【習慣用語】.

as one might expect 正如人們所預料的

as might have been expected (=as was expected) 果然不出所料

be expecting 懷孕了

expect sb. to be 期望某人成為...

expect sth. of sb. 對...的期望[要求]

【同義詞】synonym

await

vt.

等候; 等待; 期待

We eagerly await your early arrival.

我們殷切地期待你早日光臨。

【背句子記單詞】

We is expect you to dinner.

我們盼著你來吃飯。

How soon can we expect delivery?

我們多久能收到郵件？