expect /iksˈpekt/ vt.1. 期望；预期 （跟名词/代词、不定式、复合结构和从句）：You are expecting too much of her.你对她寄予的期望太大了。We are expecting a letter from her. 我们正在等她的信。(指心理状态。如果不干别的事， 专门等待，多用wait for表示。) I hardly expected to find you still here.我简直没想到你还在这里。They expect me to work on Sundays. 他们要我在星期天工作。I expect they will have everything ready directly.我估计他们马上就可把一切准备好。 2.(口语)以为；料想： I expect you are right.我想你是对的。— Will he need help? — No, I don’t expect so./ No, I expect not.“他需要帮助吗?”“不，我想他不需要。”
expectancy /ikˈspektənsi]/ n. [u] & [c] 期待，期望：expectancies about people对人民的期望Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
expectation /ˌekspekˈteiʃən/ n. ［u］ 1.期待，希望，预计：We came with the expectation of seeing Uncle Bob. 我们来是想见一见鲍勃叔叔。 2.期望，预计要发生的事(pl.): beyond (all) expectation(s) 出乎意料(地); contrary to (all) expectation(s) 和预料的相反; in expectation of 准备(有某种情况) We have great expectations of you. 我们对你的期望很大。
