英语释义
1. to consider probable or certain
expect to be forgiven expect that things will improve
2. to consider reasonable, due, or necessary
expected hard work from the students
3. to consider bound in duty or obligated
they expect you to pay your bills
4. to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of
we expect them any minute now expected a telephone call
5. suppose, think
6. await
7. to be pregnant await the birth of one's child —used in progressive tenses
she's expecting next month
8. to look forward
9. wait, stay
10. to think that something will probably or certainly happen
11. to think that (someone or something) will arrive or that (something) will happen
12. to consider (something) to be reasonable, required, or necessary
13. to think that something probably will be or happen
They expect rain. Close up the motorcycle looked even better than he expected.
— Beverly Cleary, The Mouse and the Motorcycle
14. to await the arrival of
We're expecting guests.
15. to consider to be obliged
I expect you to pay your debts.
16. to consider reasonable, due, or necessary
I expect your attention.
17. to be pregnant await the birth of one's child —used in progressive tenses
she's expecting next month