expected

美 [ɪkˈspektɪd]英 [ɪkˈspektɪd]
  • adj.预期的;预料的
  • v.预期;预计;期待;要求;指望;预料;等待;盼望
  • expect的过去分词和过去式
expectedexpected

adj.

预料的;预期的
that you think will happen

Double the expected number of people came to the meeting.

出席会议的人数比预期的多一倍。

this year's expected earnings

今年的预计收入

compare unexpected

expected

频次

  • 1
    VERB 预期;预料;期待
    If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.

    ...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks...

    预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人

  • 2
    VERB 盼望;期待;等待
    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.

    I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived...

    我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到。

  • 3
    VERB 要求;认为应当得到;指望
    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.

    He wasn't expecting our hospitality...

    他没有指望我们会盛情款待。

  • 4
    VERB 指望;期望
    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.

    Don't expect an instant cure...

    别指望立即治愈。

  • 5
    VERB 怀孕
    If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.

    She was expecting another baby...

    她又怀孕了。

  • 6
    PHRASE 我认为;我猜想
    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.

    I expect you can guess what follows...

    我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。

  • 7
    PHRASE 你还想指望什么;那有什么大惊小怪的
    You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.

    It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?...

    尝起来像是假的,但是就这个价格你还想指望什么?

  • 8
    不要混淆expect,wait for和look forward to。expect表示认为某人或某物即将到达,或某事即将发生:I sent a postcard so they were expecting me(我寄了张明信片,这样他们就会知道我要来),We were expecting rain(我们预计会下雨)。wait for表示在原地等某人到达或者某事发生:Whisky was served while we waited for him(我们等他的时候,威士忌端上来了),We got off the plane and waited for our luggage(我们下了飞机,等着领取行李)。look forward to表示期盼某事发生,因为会从中获取乐趣:I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays(我敢肯定你在盼望着假期到来),I always looked forward to seeing her (我一直盼望见到她)。
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adj

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considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
prepared for the expected attack

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  1. It is less of a problem than I 'd expected .

    问题不像我预料的那么大。

  2. It was much better than I 'd expected .

    这比我预料的要好得多。

  3. Economic growth is expected to average 2 % next year .

    明年经济增长预计平均可达2%。

  4. Double the expected number of people came to the meeting .

    出席会议的人数比预期的多一倍。

  5. I expect she does love you in her own way .

    我想她的确是以她特有的方式爱你。

  6. I never know what to expect from one day to the next .

    一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。

  7. We expect to see further improvement over the coming year .

    我们期望来年会有更进一步的改善。

  8. Prices are expected to rise even higher this year .

    预计今年的价格将涨得更高。

  9. We expect the market to mushroom in the next two years .

    我们期望未来两年内市场会迅速发展。

  10. Well , really and truly , things were better than expected .

    啊,情况的的确确比预计的要好。

  11. A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected .

    通过考试的学生比我预计的少得多。

  12. The actual cost was higher than we expected .

    实际成本比我们预计的要高。

  13. I didn 't expect him to become a successful writer .

    我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。

  14. The trial is expected to continue for three months .

    预计审判要持续三个月。

  15. Applicants will be expected to have good command of English .

    申请人必须精通英语。

  16. I 've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him .

    对于他的这种举止我渐渐不感到意外了。

  17. She looked different than I 'd expected .

    她看上去与我想象的不一样。

  18. Her parents expected high standards from her .

    她的父母对她的期望很高。

  19. It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money .

    期望人们花那么多的钱是不实际的。

  20. We can expect changes in the political landscape .

    我们等着看政治舞台上的变化吧。

  21. The patient has responded to the treatment rather better than expected .

    病人对治疗的反应比预想的好得多。

  22. He always turns up just when you least expect him .

    他总是在你最意料不到的时候出现。

  23. The report was not expected to provide any answers .

    人们没有指望这个报告会提供什么答案。

  24. No one party is expected to gain an outright majority .

    没有任何政党可望获得绝对多数。

  25. I didn 't expect to be given the red carpet treatment !

    我可没想到会受到隆重接待!

  26. We can 't expect them to just roll over for us .

    我们不能指望他们会乖乖地向我们认输。

  27. You can 't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months .

    不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。

  28. The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting .

    委员会有望在下次会议上正式通过这项新政策。

  29. It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms .

    预计这个报告会提出一些重大的改革。

  30. Her family expected her to go to college , but she had other ideas .

    她的家人希望她上大学,但她另有打算。