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anticipate

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an·tic·i·pate /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitiveT]  
1  EXPECTto expect that something will happen and be ready for it 预期，预料
 Sales are better than anticipated.
销量比预期要好。
anticipate changes/developments
 The schedule isn’t final, but we don’t anticipate many changes.
日程还没有最后定下来，但是我们预料不会有许多变化。
anticipate problems/difficulties
 We don’t anticipate any problems.
我们预料不会有问题。
 A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns.
好的演讲者能够预先考虑到听众需要什么、关注什么。
anticipate (that)
 This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater.
今年，我们预计支出会增加15%。
 It is anticipated that the research will have many different practical applications.
预计这项研究将有许多不同的实际用途。
anticipate doing something
 I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself!
我没有料到要自己做饭！
2  THINK ABOUTto think about something that is going to happen, especially something pleasant 期待〔尤指好事〕 SYN look forward to
 Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.
丹尼尔热切地期待着她的到来。
3  BEFOREto do something before someone else 先于…之前（做）
 Copernicus anticipated in part the discoveries of the 17th and 18th centuries.
17和18世纪的发现中有一部分早为哥白尼所发现。
—anticipatory /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪtəri $ ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri/ adjectiveadj formal
 the anticipatory atmosphere of a big college football game
一场大学足球大战前山雨欲来的气氛
n GRAMMAR: Comparison
anticipate
You anticipate something:
We don’t anticipate any problems.
You anticipate that something will happen:
No one could have anticipated that this would happen.
expect
You expect something:
We don’t expect any problems.
You expect that something will happen, or someone will do something:
Everyone expected that the team would win.
You expect something to happen, or expect someone to do something:
Everyone expected them to win.
predict
You predict something:
No one could have predicted the result.
You predict that something will happen, or someone will do something:
He predicted that the team would win.
Examples from the Corpus
anticipate• The journey took a lot longer than we had anticipated.• A skilled waiter can anticipate a customer's needs.• She is anticipating a visit from Varvara, her best friend, who will arrive later this summer.• Schools anticipate an increase in student test scores.• No change in Verio's management personnel is anticipated, and the Verio brand name will be retained.• Eight other titles are anticipated at launch, planned for this summer.• I think we've fixed everything, and I don't anticipate finding any more problems.• He anticipated lunch or breakfast meetings.• I anticipate many changes in society over the next 100-year period.• In many ways, these comedies anticipated Romantic drama.• Better therefore to try to anticipate such a calamity by assuming the role of an active and vigilant peace-maker.• Those who anticipate that both will be granted will campaign for legislation to enforce a new schedule of environmental safeguards.• We had anticipated that interest rates would have fallen further by now.• The crowd sat quietly, anticipating the company's performance of "H.M.S. Pinafore."
anticipate (that)• They may indeed topple it, but not in the way he anticipated.• The college say they're distressed by Tracey's death, she had every reason to anticipate a good degree.• Edward Forbes, indeed, had anticipated Charles with his theory of the disjunct distribution of arctic-alpines.• Version 8. 0 also comes with an improved installation routine that is faster and better able to anticipate conflicts.• He anticipated lunch or breakfast meetings.• The companies said they anticipate the new system will be operated under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Origin anticipate
(1500-1600) Latin past participle of anticipare, from ante- ( → ANTE-) + capere “to take”
an·tic·i·pate verb →n GRAMMAR1
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