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。
期待地；期盼地
期待；期待着；期望；预期
期待地
In an expectant manner.
The children looked expectantly at the wrapped presents under the tree.
孩子们期待地看着圣诞树下的礼物。
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.
她期待地守在电话旁，希望能收到求职的消息。
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.
灯光暗下、演出开始时，观众们期待地坐着。
用法提示：expectantly 描述观众落座时的期盼状态，修饰动词 sat。
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 也可放在动词前，意思与放在动词后基本相同。
She expectantly opened the gift.
她期待地打开了礼物。
要说明期待的对象时，常用 at 或 for 引出介词短语。
He looked expectantly at the menu.
他期待地看着菜单。
比expectantly更强调内心的急切和渴望，更主动；expectantly侧重等待中的期盼，eagerly侧重愿意行动或获得。
侧重希望的心情，比expectantly更柔和，常含不确定感；口语中常作句首评注副词表示‘但愿’，作方式副词时才与expectantly接近。
grammar · medium
易错句子She waited expectant for the bus.
正确表达She waited expectantly for the bus.
修饰实义动词 waited 要用副词，而 expectant 是形容词，不能修饰动词，所以改为副词 expectantly。
grammar · medium
易错句子The expectantly students looked at the teacher.
正确表达The expectant students looked at the teacher.
students 是名词，需要形容词修饰；expectantly 是副词，不能修饰名词，所以改为形容词 expectant。
grammar · medium
易错句子He opened the letter expectedly.
正确表达He opened the letter expectantly.
expectedly 表示“按预期地”，与想要表达的“期待地”意思不同；表示“以期待的神情或心情”应使用副词 expectantly。
与“期待地/期盼地”相对，指对即将发生的事毫不关心或不抱期待，常用于修饰动作或态度。
expectedly 表示‘结果与预料一致’，是评注性副词，常放句首；expectantly 表示‘带着期待地’，是修饰 wait/look 等动词的方式副词。两者形近，但 expectedly 不是‘期待地’的意思。
hopefully 作句副词时常放句首，表示‘但愿/如果顺利’，修饰整句；expectantly 只能作方式副词，表示带着期待地等待或注视。句首的 hopefully 不能换成 expectantly。
eagerly 强调主观热情、急不可耐，常修饰行动类动词（如 grab/accept/join）；expectantly 强调抱着‘预期某事快来’的心态，常修饰 wait/look/ask。想表达‘期待地等待’用 expectantly，想表达‘急切地做某事’用 eagerly。
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。
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。
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。
期待地听着
We listened expectantly for the sound of footsteps.
我们期待地听着脚步声。
期待地转向某人
He turned to his colleague expectantly, waiting for approval.
他期待地转向同事，等待批准。
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无前缀；expect（期待）+ -ant（形容词后缀）+ -ly（副词后缀）；同根词：expect、expectation、unexpected；同后缀副词：constantly、reluctantly
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.
期待地观看
The audience watched expectantly as the curtain rose.
观众期待地看着帷幕升起。