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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、beat
打；猛擊
My wife tried to stop them and they beat her.
我妻子想阻止他們，他們就打了她。
They were beaten to death with baseball bats.
他們被人用棒球棒打死了。
（通常指多次或連續地）撞擊，猛撞，拍打
There was dead silence but for a fly beating against the glass.
當時一片寂靜，只聽見一只蒼蠅不停地撞擊著玻璃。
Nina managed to free herself and began beating at the flames with a pillow.
尼娜好不容易掙脫出來，拿起枕頭用力撲打火焰。
敲，打，擊（鼓等）；（鼓等）敲響
When you beat the drum, you feel good.
敲鼓的時候感覺很好。
drums beating and pipes playing.
敲鼓和吹風笛
