0 a feeling of excitement about something that is going to happen in the near future -- 期望，盼望
As with most pleasures, it's not so much the experience itself as the anticipation that is enjoyable. 與大多數令人快樂的事情一樣，真正令人快樂的與其說是事情本身，還不如說是那種期望的感覺。
The postponement of the film's sequel has held cinemagoers in eager anticipation for several months. 這部電影的續集延遲上映，這使得影迷苦苦企盼了數月。
She's even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit. 她預料到你會來訪，連備用客房都裝修好了。
The audience waited in great anticipation, but nothing happened.
The city was filled with anticipation in the weeks before the festival.
We stood on the platform in anticipation, only to be told that the train was cancelled.
The children jumped up and down in anticipation as the presents were produced.
After months of anticipation, the holiday was a bit of a disappointment actually.
The effects of age, gender, region of residence, health, education, income and control beliefs on the number of gain anticipations were analysed by linear regression.
The two most used types were anticipations and deictics.
A key issue is that the parameterization must exhibit a degree of time-dependence in order to capture anticipations of future events.
