expectation
/ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
n.
一句话记住
预期;预料;期望;要求
释义与例句
n.
预期;预料
a belief that something will happen or is likely to happen
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There is a general expectation that inflation will continue to fall.
人们普遍预计通货膨胀将继续回落。
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Contrary to expectations, the small team completed the project early.
与预期相反,这个小团队提前完成了项目。
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Investors bought bonds in the expectation that interest rates would fall.
投资者买入债券,预期利率将会下降。
n.
期望;要求
a hope or belief about how good someone or something should be, or how someone should behave
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Teachers should communicate high but realistic expectations to their students.
教师应向学生传达较高但切合实际的期望。
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The new service failed to meet customers' expectations.
这项新服务未能达到顾客的期望。
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She struggled to live up to her parents' expectations.
她努力想不辜负父母的期望,感到很吃力。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
expectation 作对人的“期望”常用复数;meet/live up to expectations 是“达到期望”,contrary to expectations 是“出乎意料”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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expect 预期;期望;要求expect 是动词,可接名词、带 to 的不定式或 that 从句;expect somebody to do 表示期待或要求某人做某事。
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expected 预期的;预料中的expected 是形容词,如 expected results;也可用于 be expected to do 表示预计或被要求做某事。
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unexpected 意外的;出乎意料的unexpected 是形容词,描述没有预料到的事件、结果或来访者。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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expectancy 预期;期待expectation 可指对结果的预测,也常用复数表示对人或事的期望;expectancy 更正式,强调等待某事发生的心理状态,并固定用于 life expectancy,不能替换 meet expectations。Rising life expectancy presents challenges for pension systems. 预期寿命延长给养老金制度带来了挑战。
常见搭配
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meet expectations 达到期望The updated design met expectations in almost every respect. 更新后的设计几乎在各方面都达到了预期。
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high expectations 很高的期望Parents with high expectations should still allow children to make mistakes. 期望很高的父母仍应允许孩子犯错。
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contrary to expectations 与预期相反Contrary to expectations, demand increased after the price rise. 与预期相反,涨价后需求反而增加了。