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ldoce_718_zex·pect /ɪkˈspekt/ S1 W1 verb [transitiveT]

1 think STH will happen 认为某事会发生EXPECT to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned 预料，预期，预计

expect to do something

I expect to be back within a week.

我预计一周之内回来。

The company expects to complete work in April.

公司预期在4月完工。

expect somebody/something to do something

Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.

抢修工作预计要花三个星期。

I didn’t expect him to stay so long.

我没有料到他会待那么久。

expect (that)

There’s the doorbell – I expect it’ll be my mother.

有人按门铃，估计是我母亲。

He will be hard to beat. I fully expect (=am completely sure about) that and I’m ready.

他很难击败。我确信这一点，不过我准备好了。

‘Who are you?’ he murmured, only half expecting (=thinking it was possible, but not likely) her to answer.

“你是谁？”他低声问道，预计她可能不会回答。

He didn’t get his expected pay rise.

他没有得到他预想的加薪。

as expected (=in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen) 按计划进行；不出所料

As expected, the whole family was shocked by the news.

不出所料，全家人对这个消息都感到震惊。

something is (only) to be expected (=used to say that you are not surprised by something, especially something unpleasant) 某事在预料之中，某事并不意外〔尤指令人不愉快的事〕

A little nervousness is only to be expected when you are starting a new job.

开始一项新工作时有点紧张是不足为奇的。

2 demand 要求EXPECT to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable 要求，期望〔某人做某事〕

expect something from somebody

The officer expects complete obedience from his troops.

这位军官要求部下绝对服从。

expect somebody to do something

I can’t expect her to be on time if I’m late myself.

我要是自己都迟到就无法要求她准时。

expect a lot of somebody/expect too much of somebody (=think someone can do more than may be possible) 对某人要求很高/过高

The school expects a lot of its students.

这所学校对学生要求很高。

3 think SB/STH will arrive 认为某人会到达/某事会发生WAIT to believe that someone or something is going to arrive 期待，预料

We’re expecting Alison home any minute now.

我们想艾利森现在随时会到家。

Snow is expected by the weekend.

预计周末会下雪。

an expected crowd of 80,000 people

预计会来80,000人

4 think 认为 to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing 料想，猜想

I expected her to be taller than me, not shorter.

我曾以为她个子比我高，不会比我矮。

5. be expecting (a baby) MBif a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby 怀孕

Examples from the Corpus

be expecting (a baby)• They're expecting their first child September 5.• Just as everyone was expecting a draw, however, Yusupov made a an unexpected sacrifice of a bishop.• We are expecting a little action very soon.• Having heard of his family's desire for an heir, she fantasised a little as to whether his wife might be expecting again.• However, Perot supporters filed new petitions and are expecting an answer soon from the Ohio secretary of state.• Did I really have it before I was expecting Annie?• USAir, based in Arlington, Va., is expecting similar problems today.• I was expecting them to go to three wide receivers..• One in five had received no training in the Act and most were expecting to receive none during the next six months.

6 what can/do you expect? spokenEXPECT used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant or disappointing 这有什么奇怪？你还能指望什么？

He was late, but what do you expect?

他迟到了，可这有什么奇怪呢？

Examples from the Corpus

what can/do you expect?• Sad about the Derwent but what can we expect?• Sure, what do you expect for that kind of money?• What do you expect from an also-ran business publication like Fortune?• Nothing spectacular but what do you expect from beginners?!!!• What can you expect from those young people in the small towns.• What can we expect in the future?

7 how do/can you expect ...? spoken used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true 你能指望怎么样？

If I can’t help her, how can you expect to?

如果我都帮不了她，你又能指望怎么样呢？

8 I expect British EnglishBrE spokenAGREE used to introduce or agree with a statement that you think is probably true 我觉得，依我看

Examples from the Corpus

I expect• Hasn't Tony arrived yet? He'll be here soon, I expect.• I had not asked him for anything, nor had I expected anything.• With these memories, I expected Galway City, my destination, to be a hopeless, broken-down kind of place.• But I expect it is the effects of expatriation.• Gosh darn it, I expected it to be done.• When I opened the frame I found, as I expected, that the drawing had been hinged with masking tape.• But this team surprises me. I expect us to go out and play well.• We had a sort of poet in this house once. I expect you'd think nothing to her.• Yes, I expect you did have to give a lot for your house.• I expect you're right.• I expect your mother will be overjoyed when she hears you're having a baby.

n COLLOCATIONS

adverbs

fully expect (=completely)

We fully expected to win.

confidently expect (=with a feeling of confidence)

He confidently expected to be elected again.

half expect (=partly, but not completely)

He walked slowly towards the box, half expecting it to explode.

really expect (=definitely)

I didn’t really expect her to come.

honestly expect (=really expect)

Do you honestly expect me to look after the kids while you go on holiday?

hardly expect (=almost not)

You can hardly expect a child of three to know the difference between right and wrong.

rightly expect (=with good reason)

The public rightly expects government officials to be honest.

phrases

as expected (=in the way that was planned or thought likely to happen)

Tickets have not been selling as well as expected.

something is (only) to be expected (=used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant)

After all this rain, some flooding is only to be expected.

something happens when you least expect it

Bad luck tends to happen when you least expect it.

somebody is entitled to expect something (=have the right to think something will happen)

You’re entitled to expect decent service at these prices.

it is reasonable/unreasonable to expect something

It’s unreasonable to expect a tenant to pay for repairs to the outside of the house.

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with expect

You expect to do something:

The team expects to win.

You expect someone to do something:

We didn’t expect them to come.

You expect that something will happen:

We expect that we will arrive at about midday.

You say that you expected that something would happen:

They had not expected that there would be so much traffic.

You say that something is expected to happen:

Sales are expected to reach $10 million.

In more formal English, you can also say it is expected that something will happen:

It is expected that sales will reach $10 million.

You can say you are expecting something. Expect is often used in the progressive:

I’m expecting a call from the hospital.

You can use the phrases I expect so or I don’t expect so, usually to give a short answer:

‘Were they surprised?’ ‘I expect so.’

‘Will it take long?’ ‘I don’t expect so.’

✗Don’t say: I expect it.

5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

Examples from the Corpus

expect• She's shorter than I expected.• This week the company released new drilling results showing that nickel reserves are twice as large as expected.• When he heard the heavy doors open, the loud voices, he knew what to expect.• How many people are you expecting?• I'm expecting a call from him soon.• I'm expecting a fax from Korea. Has anything arrived yet?• At these prices, I expect better service.• People expect lawyers to look this way.• Drivers should expect long delays on all roads out of town today.• But just don, t expect me not to whinge about it.• I hope you.won't expect me to discuss it.• We all expected she'd get the job - it was a real shock when she didn't.• Forecasters expect snow in the mountains.• It might be expected that the percentage thinking that health had improved since their parents' time would increase with age.• Economists expect the economy to grow by 5% next year.• Perkins fully expects to be back in Boston by July 1.• I expected to find him in the bar, but he wasn't there.• The Hindu of May 20 reported that the death toll in the coastal districts had reached 817 and was expected to rise.• Light rain is expected today in the Bay Area.

expect to do something• In New York City, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to accumulate before changing to freezing rain tonight.• Final profit figures are expected to be published in late February.• She expects to graduate next spring with a degree in psychology.• They expect to move early next year.• Even in retirement, he is expected to remain a looming presence in education circles and the South Bay.• Normally we expect to see government providing collective goods.• Normally you should expect to see percentages shown alongside the original number.• Omron sold 6,000 Lunas in 1992 and expects to sell 3,000 Luna 2001s over the next 12 months.• By holding stock in a company, they expect to win the business of insuring its employees.

expect somebody to do something• You are expected to return all books by Monday.

Origin expect

(1500-1600) Latin exspectare “to look forward to”, from spectare “to look at”

ex·pect verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
→5 FREQUENCY1

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BNC: 313 COCA: 405

expect

verb

ADVERB | VERB + EXPECT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES

ADVERB

➤confidently充滿信心地期待

◇She confidently expects to win.她充滿信心地期待着獲勝。

➤fully全心期待

◇My parents fully expect us to get married.我父母滿心指望我們結婚。

➤rightly理所當然地期待

◇They rightly expect to be obeyed.他們理所當然地期待別人服從。

➤not necessarily不一定期待

◇I do not necessarily expect an easy answer to this question.對於這個問題我並不指望一定要有一個簡單的答案。

➤not really並非真正期待

◇I didn't really expect them to come.我並非真的指望他們會來。

➤half有些期待

◇I was half expecting to see Jim at the concert.我有些期待能在音樂會上見到吉姆。

➤initially, originally起初期待

▸➤honestly真的認為

◇Did you honestly expect me to believe that?你真的認為我會相信那個嗎？

➤seriously認真地指望

◇You can't seriously expect me to sympathize with you.你不會是真的指望我同情你吧。

VERB + EXPECT

➤be fair to, be natural to, be reasonable to, can, can realistically, can reasonably公平地期待；自然地期待；合理地預期；能指望；能實際地指望；能合理地期待

◇We can expect to see an improvement in the weather over the next few days.預計未來幾天天氣將轉好。

➤be unfair to, be unrealistic to, be unreasonable to, can hardly不公平地預期；不實際地指望；不合理地期待；幾乎不能指望

◇It would be unreasonable to expect them to do all that work for free.期待他們不要報酬完成所有那些工作是不合情理的。

◇You can hardly expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.不要指望能在幾個月內學會一門外語。

➤be foolish to愚蠢地期盼

◇It would be foolish to expect this at his age.他都這把年紀了，對此還抱有期待就太愚蠢了。

➤be naive天真地期待

◇Was she really naive enough to expect that he had changed?她真的那麼天真，居然期待他已經有所改變？

➤would, would normally期盼；正常情況下期盼

◇I would expect the factory to be working again as normal by next week.我期盼着工廠到下週就能恢復正常運營。

➤be entitled to, have a right to有權期待

◇You are entitled to expect certain minimum standards of hygiene.你有權期待獲得最低衞生標準。

PREPOSITION

➤from從⋯那裏期望

◇We expect good results from our employees.我們期待員工績效良好。

PHRASES

➤as expected正如所料

◇As expected, they lost the election.不出所料，他們輸掉了選舉。

➤(only) to be expected預期 ( 只會 ) 發生

◇The wine list is excellent, as is to be expected from such a high-class restaurant.這份葡萄酒單製作精良，和這樣高檔的餐廳相稱。

◇This kind of tantrum is to be expected from a two-year-old.一個兩歲的孩子這樣發脾氣是可以預料到的。

➤be widely expected被普遍期待

◇The economy is widely expected to pick up in the first half of next year.人們普遍期待明年上半年經濟會好轉。

➤expect a lot, too much, etc. of sb對某人期待很高、過高等

◇I think my parents always expected too much of me.我認為父母總是對我期待過高。

➤when you least expect sth在你最沒料到⋯的時候

◇An accident can happen anywhere, at any time, just when you least expect it.事故隨時隨地都會發生，就在最意想不到的時候。

BNC: 313 COCA: 405

expect verb
⇨ expect (expect sth to happen) ⇨ demand (what is expected of you) ⇨ suppose (I expect so.) ⇨ to be expected ⇨ predictable 1expect

verb

➡ See also the entries for

hope

verb

and

wait

另见hope动词词条和wait条

expect

♦︎

think

♦︎

anticipate

♦︎

await

♦︎

look forward to sth

♦︎

look for sth

♦︎

look ahead

♦︎

watch for sb/sth

♦︎

bargain for/on sthThese words all mean to believe that sth will happen or to wait for it to happen. 这些词均表示预计、期待。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆to expect / think / anticipate that...

◆It is expected / thought / anticipated that...

◆to anticipate / look forward to / bargain on doing sth

◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to / look for results

◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to a reply

◆to expect / anticipate / await / look forward to the arrival of sb / sth

◆to await / look for / watch for signs of sth

◆to expect / anticipate / watch for trouble

◆to eagerly anticipate / await / look forward to / look for / watch for sth

◆to confidently expect / anticipate / await / look forward to sth

◆to anxiously expect / await / watch for sth

■ expect

[transitive]

to believe that sth will happen or that sb will do sth; to be waiting for sb/sth to arrive, as this has been arranged 预期；预计；期待

◆You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.不要指望在几个月内就能学会一门外语。

◆I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.我回过头去，料想以为会看到有人跟着我。

◆It is expected that the report will suggest some major reforms.预计这份报告将提出一些重大的改革举措。

◆Don't expect sympathy from me!休想得到我的同情！

◆Are you expecting visitors?你在等客人吗？

◆I'm expecting an important call.我在等一个重要电话。

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