expect
/ɪkˈspekt/
v.
一句话记住
预料；期待
释义与例句
v.
预料；期待
to think that something will happen
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We expect the results to be announced tomorrow.
我们预计结果明天公布。
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She expects her parents to visit this weekend.
她期待父母这个周末来看她。
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I didn't expect to see you here so early.
我没想到这么早会在这儿见到你。
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The company expects sales to rise by ten percent.
公司预计销售额将增长百分之十。
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Parents often expect too much from their children.
父母常常对孩子期望过高。
词源与构词
ex-（向外）+ spect（看），向外张望、等着某事出现，就是“期待、预料”。
ex-
前缀 · out，向外
spect
词根 · to look，看
记忆钩子
ex（向外）+ spect（看）：伸长脖子向外看，等着那个人出现，就是期待。
词族与关联词
同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
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aspect 方面；层面We must consider every aspect of the plan. 我们必须考虑这个计划的每个方面。
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inspect 检查；视察Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
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introspect 内省；自我反省She took a quiet hour to introspect after the argument. 争吵过后，她独处一小时进行自我反省。
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prospect 前景；可能性There is little prospect of peace. 和平的希望很渺茫。
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respect 尊重；敬意She has earned the respect of her students. 她赢得了学生们的尊重。
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retrospect 回顾；追溯In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer. 回头看，我当初应该接受那份工作。
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spectacular 壮观的；惊人的The fireworks over the river were spectacular. 河面上的烟花十分壮观。
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spectator 观众；旁观者Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
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suspect 怀疑；猜想Police suspect that he is lying. 警方怀疑他在说谎。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
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expectation 期望；预期expect + -ation，动词变名词
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expectant 期待的；期盼的expect + -ant，构成形容词
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unexpected 出乎意料的un-（不）+ expect + -ed，表示未被预料到的
同义词
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anticipate 预期；预见anticipate 强调提前预见并作准备；expect 只是认为某事很可能发生。We anticipate a busy summer this year. 我们预计今年夏天会很忙。
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await 等待；期待await 更正式书面，强调等待某事到来；expect 侧重心理上的预料。A warm welcome awaits you in the village. 村里有一份热烈的欢迎在等着你。
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predict 预测；预言predict 多凭数据或经验作出预测；expect 常凭感觉认为某事会发生。Experts predict that prices will fall next year. 专家预测明年价格会下降。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
常见搭配
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expect to do sth 预计做某事We expect to finish the work by Friday. 我们预计周五前完成这项工作。
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as expected 正如预料As expected, the train was ten minutes late. 正如预料的那样，火车晚了十分钟。
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expect too much of 对……期望过高Don't expect too much of a beginner. 不要对初学者期望过高。