expect

1. V-T If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen. 預料

...a workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks. …一個預料會在接下來幾周裡失業的工人。

The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow. 會談預料將持續到明天。

2. V-T If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier. (常指因已安排而) 預期[usu cont]

I wasn't expecting a visitor. 我沒有預期會有訪客。

3. V-T If you expect something, or expect a person to do something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you. 期待

He wasn't expecting our hospitality. 他沒有期待我們的熱情款待。

I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings. 我真期待晚上能有點兒自己的時間。

4. V-T If you tell someone not to expect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will. 指望[with brd-neg]

Don't expect an instant cure. 別指望會有立竿見影的療傚。

You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with. 你不能指望喜歡所有和你一起工作的人。

5. V-T/V-I If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant. 懷上; 懷孕[only cont]

She was expecting another baby. 她懷上又一個孩子了。

6. PHRASE You say "I expect" to suggest that a statement is probably correct, or a natural consequence of the present situation, although you have no definite knowledge. 我想[口語]

I expect you can guess what follows. 我想你能猜出下麪會發生什麽。

I expect you're tired. 我想你是累了。