anticipate /ˌænˈtisipeit/ vt. 预见，预料，期望：anticipate someone’s arrival with much pleasure 十分高兴期待某人的到来 We anticipated that the enemy would try to cross the river and so seized the bridge. 我们预料敌人将尽量想法过河以便夺取那座桥梁。［考句］The doctor doesn’t anticipate that he will live much longer.医生预计他活不长。