expect

vt. 预期, 盼望, 期待
相关词组:
expect sth of sb

名词:expectedness 动词过去式:expected 过去分词:expected 现在分词:expecting 第三人称单数:expects 副词:expectably 形容词:expectable 

ex.pect

v.（动词）
ex.pect.ed,ex.pect.ing,ex.pects
v.tr.（及物动词）


To look forward to the probable occurrence or appearance of:
期待：期望某事的发生或出现：
例句：
expecting a telephone call; expects rain on Sunday.
等电话；等待星期天下雨

To consider likely or certain:
预期：好象或肯定地想到：
例句：
expect to see them soon.See Usage Note at anticipate
预期不久看到他们参见 anticipate

To consider reasonable or due:
期待，预期：认为合理或应该的：
例句：
We expect an apology.
我们期待一份道歉

To consider obligatory; require:
要求：认为应尽的；要求：
例句：
The school expects its pupils to be on time.
学校要求学生准时到校

Informal To presume; suppose.
【非正式用语】 假设：猜想；认为
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To look forward to the birth of one`s child. Used in progressive tenses:
期望孩子诞生：期待某人小孩的降生。用于进行时：
例句：
His sister is expecting in May.
他的姐姐将在五月分娩

To be pregnant. Used in progressive tenses:
怀孕，用于进行时：
例句：
My wife is expecting again.
我妻子又怀孕了


来源：
Latin exspect3re
拉丁语 exspect3re
ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表.出自….]
spect3re [to look at] [frequentative of] specere [to see] * see spek-
spect3re [看见] [] specere的重复动词 [看见] *参见 spek-

【引伸】
expect.able
adj.（形容词）
expect.ably
adv.（副词）
expect.edly
adv.（副词）
expect.edness
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>expect,anticipate,hope,awaitThese verbs are related in various ways to the idea of looking ahead to something in the future.Toexpect is to look forward to the likely occurrence or appearance of someone or something:
这些动词在不同的方面涉及到前瞻将来之事物的意思。Expect 意思是期待某事或某人可能的发生或出现：
例句：
You can expect us for lunch.
你可以等我们一起吃午饭。

例句：
.We should not expect something for nothing—but we all do and call it Hope. (Edgar W. Howe).
.我们不应期待收获而不付出--相反我们应去做并称之为希望. （埃德加· W·何奥）。

Anticipate is sometimes used as a synonym ofexpect, but usually it involves more than expectation.Sometimes it refers to taking advance action,as to forestall or prevent the occurrence of something expected or to meet a wish or request before it is articulated:
Anticipate 有时被用作expect 的同义词， 但通常它不仅仅是期望这个意思，有时它指提前采取行动，来阻止预料中某事的发生或在一项要求或愿望说出之前使它得到满足：
例句：
anticipated the attack and locked the gates;
预见会有袭击并锁上门；

例句：
anticipating her desires. The term can also refer to having a foretaste of something expected before its occurrence:
预先满足她的愿望。 这个词也指在预料中某物的出现前就已拥有：

例句：
anticipate trouble. Tohope is to look forward with desire and usually with a measure of confidence in the likelihood of gaining what is desired:
过早陷入麻烦。 Hope 意思是热切期望并对获得所期待之物的可能性方面有一定的信心：

例句：
I hope to see you soon.
我希望不久就见到你。

例句：
Hope for the best, but expect the worst. Toawait is to wait in expectation of; it implies certainty:
做最大的希望，但也等待最大的失望。 Await 意思是满怀期望的等待；暗含肯定性：

例句：
eagerly awaiting your letter.
热切等待你的来信。