- 词义辨析
expect, anticipate, look for, look forward to
这组词(组)共同的意思是“期待,等待”。它们的区别是：
expect指“等待某事发生”,常有一定的根据,发生的可能性较大；anticipate含有“预先体味”的意味；look for是日常用词,也可表示“期待”；look forward to指以欢乐或焦急的心情期待某事发生。例如:
I expect to see some fine films during the holidays.我期望假期能看上几部好电影。
We anticipate that we shall hear from you again.我们预感到将会再接到你的信。
I think we may look for a better result next time.我想下次结果可能会好一些。
I'm looking forward to your visit.我期待着你的来访。
expect, wait for
这两个词(组)共同的意思是“等待”。它们的区别是：
expect指的是一种等待的心境,并非除此以外不干任何事情。例如:
He is expecting a letter.他正在等一封信。
wait for则强调动作本身,即不干别的事而专门等待。例如:
“Why are you standing here?” “I am waiting for Mr. Green.”“你站在这儿干什么?”“我在等格林先生。”
expect, await
这两个词都有“期待”的意思。它们的区别是：
await 除了指希望之外,还暗示思想上做好了某事会发生的准备。而expect强调某事不论好坏必然发生。例如：
She had reason to expect that the trip would be exciting. 她有理由以为这次施行该是令人兴奋的。
We await your reply with interest. 我们极感兴趣地等待你的答复。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- anticipatevt.预感;预见;预料;先于…行动;
- awaitvt.等候;等待;期待;
- 双语例句 更多例句
He expects the system to get even better as the engineers tweak its performance.
他预计在工程师对其性能稍加改进后，该系统会运行得更加良好。
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She expects me to drive round collecting jumble for the church.
她期望我能开车去四处收集旧物用于教堂义卖。
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Josh expects me to manage all the household expenses on very little.
乔希指望我对每笔家庭支出都精打细算。
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Across geographic gradients, Levins expects allopatric races or coenospecies exist.
穿过地理梯度, 莱文斯预料有分布区不重叠的小种或近群种.
词典精选例句
The operator expects the ship to be out of commission until the end of September.
技工预计这艘船到9月底才能修好。
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He expects the unemployment figures to rise even higher in coming months.
他预计失业人数会在今后几个月里进一步攀升。
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- 相关词组
- expect anxiously焦急地等待
- don't expect不图;
- anxiously expect sth企
- expect to do期待去做；期望做某事;
- expect too much of对(某人)期望过高
- expect to期许;
- be contrary to what one expects事与愿违
- have everything that one expects to find应有尽有
- expect sth. of sb.期待某事。 某人的。
- expect a change期待变化
- expect for期望;
- expect a friend期待朋友
- expect of预期；期望过高；期望（某人）会作出（某事）
- expect the reality to correspond to the name循名责实
- expect to sell at a high price待价而沽
- expect the extremity准备万一,准备一死；准备万一
- expect a fine Sunday期待一个快乐的星期天
- expect from期待着；期望（某人做某事）；对(某人)有…期望，指望
- expect to see someone who never comes望眼欲穿
- expect everyone to do his duty匹夫有责
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- message n.音信;信息;电邮;要旨;购物;v.给…发消息;
- windows me abbr.Windows millennium edition Windows （操作系统）千禧版，WindowsMe操作系统;
- Bluetooth n.蓝牙（一种无线传输技术）;
- flavor n.味;韵味;特点;香料;vt.给…调味;给…增添风趣;
- bond n.纽带;联系;债券;保释金;v.使结合;建立互信关系;与…紧密联系;与…黏合;
- millionaire n.百万富翁;大富翁;大财主;有钱人;
- begin v.开始，以…开头;启动，创办;起初是;开始说;
- where are you now 你现在哪里;你在哪儿;你在何方;君迹至何处;此刻你在何处
- repair v.修理，修补;补救;前去;n.修理;修补;
