Word · Frequency #6360
Fully loadedanticipation
预期，预料
an expectation
常指对未来的期待或预先考虑
- 1.
The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
预期,提前考虑或处理某事
- 2.
an expectation
期望
- 3.
The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
等待某事发生的急切心情
- 4.
something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
预期的事物
- 5.
Prepayment of a debt, generally in order to pay less interest.
提前偿还债务,通常是为了支付更少的利息
- 6.
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
预测行为
- 7.
A non-harmonic tone that is lower or higher than a note in the previous chord and a unison to a note in the next chord.
比前一个和弦中的音低或高,并与下一个和弦中的音一致的非和谐音
提前出现（如遗传病）；预期,提前考虑或处理某事；期望；等待某事发生的急切心情；预期的事物
In use
Her eyes were wide with anticipation as she opened the gift.
The team worked hard in anticipation of the upcoming competition.
There was a sense of anticipation in the air before the announcement.
each of them had their own anticipations
in anticipation of sth
He bought extra food in anticipation of a long winter.
他预期会有一个漫长的冬天，所以多买了食物。
with anticipation
The children waited with anticipation for the show to start.
孩子们满怀期待地等着演出开始。
Connections
Collocations
- in anticipation of
- 期待，预料到
- They bought extra food in anticipation of a large crowd.他们预料到会有很多人，所以买了额外的食物。
- eager anticipation
- 热切期待
- The children waited in eager anticipation for the show to begin.孩子们热切期待演出开始。
- build anticipation
- 营造期待
- The movie trailer is designed to build anticipation among audiences.电影预告片旨在观众中营造期待。
- sense of anticipation
- 期待感
- There was a sense of anticipation in the air before the announcement.宣布之前，空气中弥漫着一种期待感。
- with anticipation
- 满怀期待地
- She opened the gift with great anticipation.她满怀期待地打开了礼物。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘anticipation’为‘提前想’，想象观众翘首以盼的场景。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: daily conversation, academic writing; note_zh: 通常中性，适用于多种场合，如日常生活和学术写作。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但有时可数（如anticipations）
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the suffix -ation and have the same stressed syllable pattern ending in /eɪʃən/, making them perfect rhymes with 'anticipation'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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