expect是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to think or believe something will happen, or someone will arrive -- 预料，预计；期待

  • We are expecting a lot of applicants for the job. 我们预计会有很多人来应聘这份工作。

  • [ + (that) ] I expect (that) you'll find it somewhere in your bedroom. 我想你会在你卧室里找到它。

  • I expect (that) he'd have left anyway. 我估计无论怎么说他都已经离开了。

  • [ + to infinitive ] He didn't expect to see me. 他没有料到会碰见我。

  • The financial performance of the business is fully expected (= almost certain) to improve. 确信公司的财务状况会大有改观。

  • We were half expecting you not to come back. 我们一直以为你多半不会回来了。

  • All parents of small children get tired. It's to be expected. 所有带小孩的父母都会非常累，这是可以想见的。

• 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. 我要求我的学生守时。

  • [ + to infinitive ] Borrowers are expected to (= should) return books on time. 借阅者应该按时归还图书。

• 2 to be pregnant -- 怀孕；有孕在身

  • She shouldn't be lifting those boxes if she's expecting. 如果有孕在身，她就不该搬这些箱子。

  • Kate and Dom are expecting a baby. 凯特和多姆就要有孩子了。