Word · Frequency #313
Fully loadedexpecting
预料；预期；预计
expecting is the present participle of expect.
核心释义
To predict or believe that something will happen.
- 1.
预测或相信某事会发生
To predict or believe that something will happen
- 2.
认为有义务或必需
To consider obligatory or required.
- 3.
认为合理应得
To consider reasonably due.
- 4.
怀孕,预计婴儿出生
To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
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
用法In use
I expect to finish this project by Friday.
用法提示：expect 后接不定式，表示“预期、预计”某事会发生。
She is expecting a baby in March.
用法提示：expect 的进行时态，表示“怀孕、期待孩子出生”。
The teacher expects her students to do their homework every day.
用法提示：expect 接宾语和不定式，表示“期望某人做某事”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
ex向外，pect看，即向外看，期待发生
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用句型：expect to do sth, expect sb to do sth, expect that 从句。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.