Word · Frequency #22517
expectantly
期待地；期盼地
核心释义
in an expectant manner
- 1.
期待地
In an expectant manner.
期待地；期待；期待着；期望；预期
用法In use
The children looked expectantly at the wrapped presents under the tree.
用法提示：expectantly 是副词，修饰动词 looked，表示“期待地”。
She waited expectantly by the phone, hoping for news about her job application.
用法提示：副词 expectantly 修饰 waited，说明等待时带有期盼的心情。
The audience sat expectantly as the lights dimmed and the show began.
用法提示：expectantly 描述观众落座时的期盼状态，修饰动词 sat。
verb + expectantly
expectantly 作方式副词时放在动词之后，表示“带着期待地做某事”。
She smiled expectantly.
她期待地笑了。
expectantly + verb
expectantly 也可放在动词前，意思与放在动词后基本相同。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- wait expectantly
- 期待地等待
- The children waited expectantly for the magician to begin.孩子们期待地等待着魔术师开始。
- look at someone expectantly
- 期待地看着某人
- She looked at him expectantly, hoping for an answer.她期待地看着他，希望能得到回答。
- gaze expectantly
- 期盼地凝视
- The dog gazed expectantly at the plate of food.狗期盼地凝视着那盘食物。
- listen expectantly
- 期待地听着
- We listened expectantly for the sound of footsteps.我们期待地听着脚步声。
- turn to someone expectantly
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象小狗 expectantly 盯着你手里的零食：尾巴摇摇，满眼期盼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙事描写、新闻报道、正式讲话或书面语 “expectantly”是比较中性的副词，通常用于书面叙述或正式交流中，多出现在描写某人带着期待做某事的场景；日常口语中虽可说，但不算特别常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end in the unstressed syllable /əntli/, just like expectantly (/ɪkˈspɛktəntli/): five are spelled -antly (constantly, instantly, importantly, reluctantly, elegantly), while recently is spelled -ently, but the vowels a and e are both reduced to /ə/. Because the main stress falls on an earlier syllable in each word, none of these are true rhymes with expectantly. Watch out for similar-looking words like defiantly (/dɪˈfaɪəntli/) and brilliantly (/ˈbrɪliəntli/): they also end in -iantly, but they have an extra vowel before /əntli/, so they sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.