Word · Frequency #313
Fully loadedexpected
预料；预期；预计
expected is the past of expect.
To predict or believe that something will happen.
- 1.
To predict or believe that something will happen
预测或相信某事会发生
- 2.
To consider obligatory or required.
认为有义务或必需
- 3.
To consider reasonably due.
认为合理应得
- 4.
To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
怀孕,预计婴儿出生
要求；认为必须；认为应得；期待得到；怀孕；有喜；预测或相信某事会发生；认为有义务或必需
In use
I expect to finish this project by Friday.
She is expecting a baby in March.
The teacher expects her students to do their homework every day.
expect + noun/pronoun
I expect good results.
我期待好结果。
expect to do sth
"expect to do" 表示期望自己做某事。
She expects to arrive soon.
她预期很快到达。
expect that clause
"that" 常可省略。
We expect that the meeting will be rescheduled.
我们预计会议将重新安排。
Connections
Collocations
- expect to
- 预期做某事
- I expect to finish the report by Friday.我预期在周五前完成报告。
- expect someone to
- 期望某人做某事
- Parents expect their children to be polite.父母期望他们的孩子有礼貌。
- expect a baby
- 怀孕
- She is expecting a baby in March.她预计三月份生孩子。
- expect the worst
- 做最坏的打算
- We should expect the worst but hope for the best.我们应做最坏的打算，但抱最好的希望。
- expect results
- 期待结果
- The company expects good results this quarter.公司期待本季度有好的结果。
- expect something from someone
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ex向外，pect看，即向外看，期待发生
Context & Register
该词常表示‘预期’或‘期待’之意，适用于日常对话和一般书面语，语气中性，可用于正式和非正式场合。
Grammar Note
常用句型：expect to do sth, expect sb to do sth, expect that 从句。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all have the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /kt/, so they rhyme with 'expect'. Be careful with lookalikes like 'except' (/ɪkˈsɛpt/) which ends in /pt/ and does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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