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VERB
預期;預料;期待
If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.
例句
...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。
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VERB
盼望;期待;等待
If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier.
例句
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。
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VERB
要求；認為應當?shù)玫?指望
If you expect something, or expect a person to do something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you.
例句
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。
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VERB
指望;期望
If you tell someone not to expect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.
例句
Don't expect an instant cure...
別指望立即治愈。
You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with...
不要指望你會喜歡所有和你共事的人。
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VERB
懷孕
If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
例句
She was expecting another baby...
她又懷孕了。
I hear Dawn's expecting again.
我聽說唐又懷孕了。
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PHRASE
我認為;我猜想
You say 'I expect' to suggest that a statement is probably correct, or a natural consequence of the present situation, although you have no definite knowledge.
例句
I expect you can guess what follows...
我想你能猜出接下來發(fā)生了什么。
I expect you're tired...
我想你累了。
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PHRASE
你還想指望什么；那有什么大驚小怪的
You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.
例句
It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?...
嘗起來像是假的，但是就這個價格你還想指望什么？
If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?
如果一個人打獵而且還有自己的槍，你還想指望什么？