Expect
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vt. 期望;預料;要求;認為（某事）會發生;
vi. 預期;期待;懷胎;懷孕;
?? 詞根助記
ex出+pect=spect看→看出去→期待
?? 例句
"He is very ill, and is not expect to last the night."
他病得厲害,估計拖不過今夜。
Mary is expecting.
瑪麗懷孕了。
I expect you are right.
我想你是對的。
What do you expect for a starting salary?
你心中理想的起薪是多少？
After your conduct last time, did you expect to be invited again?
有了你上次的行為, 你以為還會邀請你嗎?
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ expert-專家,expect-期待:技術專家期待難題(他期待自己成為專家)
※ ex-拼音“一休”,pe-拼音“胖鵝”,ct-拼音“餐廳”:一休期待胖鵝出現在餐廳
※ ex-拼音“惡心”,p-拼音“屁”,ct-拼音“池塘”:池塘里有惡心的屁味是預料中的事
? 同義詞
?? 詞根
-spect-表示“看”
常見的變體有-spic-、-spit-
?? 牛津釋義
expect
v
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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tt, Tnt]
~ sth (from sb/sth) think or believe that sth will happen or that sb/sth will come 預料, 預計, 期待, 盼望（某事物會發生或某人[某事物]會來到）
This is the parcel which we have been expecting (from New York). 這是我們一直在期待的（從紐約來的）郵包.
I expect (that) I will be back on Sunday. 我預計星期日回來.
You would expect that there would be/there to be strong disagreement about this. 可以料到此事會有嚴重分歧.
You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a week. 不要指望一個星期就能學會一門外語.
We expected him to arrive yesterday. 我們原以為他昨天能到.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sb) hope and feel confident that one will receive sth (from sb) 期望, 盼望, 指望（從某人處）得到某事物
I was expecting a present from her, so I was disappointed I didn't receive one. 我原來一直盼望著能收到她送的禮物, 所以因得不到而失望.
Don't expect any sympathy from me! 不要指望能得到我的同情! =>Usage at wait1 用法見wait1.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tf, Tnt]
~ sth (from sb) require sth (from sb), esp as a right or duty 要求（某人）某事物（尤指有權或有責任要求者）
The sergeant expects obedience from his men/that his men will obey him/his men to obey him. 中士要士兵服從他的命令.
I expect you to be punctual. 我要求你準時.
You will be expected to work on Saturdays. 你們星期六要上班.
3 [Tn, Tf, Tt]
(not in the continuous tenses 不用於進行時態) (infml 口 esp Brit) suppose (sth); assume 料想為（某事物）; 認為; 猜想
`Who has eaten all the cake?' `Tom, I expect/I expect (that) it was Tom.' ｀誰把蛋糕都吃光了?＇｀我想是湯姆[大概是湯姆]吧.＇
`Will you need help?' `I don't expect so. ' ｀你需要幫忙嗎?＇｀我想不必了.＇
`Will he be late?' `I expect so.' ｀他會遲到嗎?＇｀我想會的.＇
4 (idm 習語) be expecting (a baby/child) (infml euph 口, 婉) be pregnant 懷孕
I hear Sally's expecting again. 我聽說薩莉又有身子了. expect too `much (of sb) believe or assume sb can do more than he can 對（某人）期望過高
`I can't finish this job by Friday you expect too much of me.' ｀我星期五以前干不完這項工作--你對我期望過高了.＇ (only) to be ex`pected likely to happen; quite normal 可能發生; 相當正常
A little tiredness after taking these drugs is to be expected. 服下這些藥後會有些疲倦.
It is only to be expected your son will leave home eventually. 兒子總歸要離開家的, 這種事很難免.
?? 擴展釋義
*[iks'pekt]vt. 預期, 盼望, 期待相關詞組: expect sth of sb
?? 同詞根單詞
?? 同為「初中」詞匯
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Look here! I've had enough of that!
嘿，我已經受夠了。
What is he doing?
他做什么事？
She withdrew $1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions.
她從銀行取出1，000 英鎊，并照綁架者的要求做了。