expect
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詞根: spec
vt. 期望;預(yù)料;要求;認為(某事)會發(fā)生;
vi. 預(yù)期;期待;懷胎;懷孕;
?? ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
"We expect writers to produce more and better works."
我們期望作家們寫出更多更好的作品.
近義:wait, await, previse, bide, hope, contemplate
adj. 嚴守時刻的, 準時的,正點的;
?? punct點+ual…的→總能踩準點的→嚴守時刻的;準時的
"I have to go now because I must be punctual for class."
我現(xiàn)在不得不走了,因為我得準時去上課.
近義:prompt, timely, exact
反義:late, overdue, phlegmatic, poky, slow, sluggardly