expectation

/ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
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
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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
  1. 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。
  2. The new service failed to meet customers' expectations.
    这项新服务未能达到顾客的期望。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. 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)
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。