expect是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive -- 預料，預計；期待

  • We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. 我們預計會有很多人來應徵這份工作。

  • [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. 我想你會在你的臥室找到它。

  • I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. 我想無論怎麼說他都已經離開了。

  • [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me. 他沒有預料到會遇見我。

  • The financial performance of the business is fully expected (= almost certain) to improve. 公司的財務狀況確定會大有改觀。

  • We were half expecting you not to come back. 我們一直以為你多半不會回來了。

  • All parents of small children get tired. It's to be expected. 所有照顧幼兒的父母都會非常累，這是可以預見的。

• 1 to think that someone should behave in a particular way or do a particular thing -- 要求；期望

  • I expect punctuality from my students. 我要求我的學生守時。

  • [ + to infinitive ] Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time. 借書者應該按時歸還圖書。

• 2 to be pregnant -- 懷孕；有孕在身

  • She shouldn't be lifting those boxes if she's expecting. 如果有孕在身，她就不應該搬這些箱子。

  • Kate and Dom are expecting a baby. 凱特和多姆快有孩子了。