expect + noun/pronoun
I expect good results.
我期待好结果。
预料；预期；预计
expecting — present participle of expect
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
预测或相信某事会发生
To predict or believe that something will happen
认为有义务或必需
To consider obligatory or required.
认为合理应得
To consider reasonably due.
怀孕,预计婴儿出生
To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
一般现在时
I expect him to arrive soon.
我预期他很快就到。
一般过去时
She expected a reply yesterday.
她昨天期待一个答复。
现在进行时
We are expecting guests tonight.
我们今晚正在期待客人。
规则动词，常用
I expect to finish this project by Friday.
我预期在周五前完成这个项目。
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.
她预产期在三月份。
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.
老师期望她的学生每天做作业。
用法提示：expect 接宾语和不定式，表示“期望某人做某事”。
I expect good results.
我期待好结果。
"expect to do" 表示期望自己做某事。
She expects to arrive soon.
她预期很快到达。
"that" 常可省略。
We expect that the meeting will be rescheduled.
我们预计会议将重新安排。
They expect loyalty from their employees.
他们期望员工忠诚。
比expect更强调事先准备或预感
强调基于知识或推理的预见，不一定有期待
强调等待，常用于具体事件
带有强烈主观愿望，不一定是现实可能
基于分析或数据的推断，较为客观
grammar · medium
易错句子I expect for him to come.
正确表达I expect him to come.
动词 expect 后直接跟宾语，不需要介词 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子I expect him come now.
正确表达I expect him to come now.
expect 后接宾语时，必须用带 to 的不定式作宾语补足语，不能省略 to。
对于动词'预期'的义项，表示不相信或认为不大可能发生。
对于动词'预期'的义项，表示不认为某事是真的或会发生。
anticipate 侧重指预先料到并做好准备；expect 则一般指相信某事会发生。
hope 强调主观愿望，常指期待好事发生；expect 则基于客观可能性。
预期做某事
I expect to finish the report by Friday.
我预期在周五前完成报告。
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。
怀孕
She is expecting a baby in March.
她预计三月份生孩子。
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。
期待结果
The company expects good results this quarter.
公司期待本季度有好的结果。
期望从某人那里得到某物
I expect honesty from my friends.
我期望朋友诚实。
ex- (向外) + spect (看)
与 expect 同属对未来事件的预期范畴。
期望的对象通常是某种结果。
计划常包含对未来的期望。
expect 可表示要求或期盼某事物。
expect 特指怀孕时使用。
预料不到的事
In this job, you must always expect the unexpected.
在这份工作中，你必须随时预料不到的事。
做最坏的打算
It's better to expect the worst and be pleasantly surprised.
最好做最坏的打算，这样反而会有惊喜。
正是所料
She won the gold medal, as we expected no less from her.
她赢得了金牌，我们对她正是这样期望的。
期待意想不到的事情。
In many movies, characters are reminded to expect the unexpected.
在许多电影里，角色被提醒要期待意料之外的事。
我没预料到西班牙宗教裁判所！
The sudden change of plans made me feel like I was in a Monty Python sketch: I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.
计划的突然变动让我感觉自己像是在蒙提·派森的短剧里：我没预料到西班牙宗教裁判所。
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