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BNC: 1970 COCA: 1890

expectation

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ex·pec·ta·tion /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/ ●●○ noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]EXPECT what you think or hope will happen 预料，预期；期待
expectation that
 For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die.
有一段时间，他预料自己快要不行了。
in (the) expectation of something
 Anne left Germany in the expectation of seeing her family again before very long.
安妮离开了德国，期待着很快就能与家人重逢。
against/contrary to (all) expectations
 Against all expectations, getting up at five is actually easier in winter.
完全没想到，冬天5点钟起床其实挺容易做到。
 Having raised expectations (=made people more hopeful), he went on to help only a few people.
他唤起了大家的希望，但接着只是帮助了几个人。
above/below expectations
 Profits are below expectations.
利润低于预期。
beyond (somebody’s) expectations
 Gina has succeeded beyond our expectations.
吉娜取得的成功超出了我们的预期。
 The show exceeded all expectations (=was much better than expected).
这场演出比人们预期的要好得多。
come/live up to (somebody’s) expectations
 His performance did not live up to our expectations (=was not as good as we expected).
他的表现有负众望。
 The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (=was lower than expected).
出席的人数比预期的要少。
2  [countableC usually plural]EXPECT a feeling or belief about the way something should be or how someone should behave 期望，指望
expectation of
 Women who have high expectations of marriage are often disappointed.
对婚姻怀有很高期望的女性常常会感到失望。
 Some people have totally unrealistic expectations of both medical and nursing staff.
有些人对医护人员的期望完全不切实际。
3. expectation of life LIFEthe number of years that someone is likely to live 预期寿命 SYN life expectancy
Examples from the Corpus
expectation of life• Improvements in expectation of life are slight in the eighteenth century.• Second, women have a longer expectation of life than men.• The plaintiff is aged 30 and has a normal expectation of life.• When the normal expectation of life is very low, sickness and death are normal hazards.• She was given a very short expectation of life by the doctors.• Still less is it intended to mirror the expectation of life of the deceased or his dependants.• But what of the expectation of life of some one who has reached the age of forty?• About seven more years had been added to expectation of life up to 1901, after which the pace accelerated sharply.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
adjectives
high (=expecting that someone or something will be successful)
Like most parents, we have high expectations for our children.
low (=expecting that someone or something will not be very successful)
Their expectations of success were pretty low.
great expectations (=very high)
Emigrants sailed to America with great expectations.
reasonable expectations (=the expectation that something will probably be successful, but may not be)
It is a difficult operation, but we have reasonable expectations of success.
realistic expectations (=the expectation that bad things can happen as well as good things)
The disease is not curable, and patients must have realistic expectations.
unreasonable/unrealistic expectations (=expectations that are too high)
I think you had unrealistic expectations of what could be achieved in the time.
legitimate expectations law (=expectations based on someone's legal rights)
The men have legitimate expectations of a fair hearing.
growing/rising/increased expectations (=becoming higher)
China's economy will grow considerably over the next five years, bringing rising expectations of wealth.
general/popular/widespread expectations (=shared by a lot of people)
The general expectation was for married couples to have children.
family/parental expectations (=expectations that families or parents have for their children)
Parental expectations for a first child tend to be quite high.
social expectations (=relating to what society thinks or expects)
Social expectations of masculine and feminine behaviour changed drastically during the 1960s and '70s.
career expectations (=someone's expectations about how well they will do in their job)
People with low self-esteem usually have low career expectations.
verbs
have expectations (also hold expectations formal)
Many migrant workers had high expectations when they arrived, but not anymore.
raise somebody's expectations (=make someone expect more success, money etc)
Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.
lower somebody's expectations (=make someone expect less success, money etc)
If you can't afford your dream home, you may have to lower your expectations.
come up to/live up to somebody's expectations (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)
The match was boring, and didn't live up to our expectations at all.
fulfil/satisfy somebody's expectations formal (=be as good as someone hoped or expected)
The band failed to fulfil the fans' expectations.
exceed/surpass somebody's expectations (=be or do better than you hoped or expected)
The holiday exceeded our expectations.
fall below/fall short of somebody's expectations (=be worse that someone hoped or expected)
Our profits last year fell below expectations.
create expectations (=make people expect that something will happen)
The events of the last few weeks have created expectations of an economic recession.
confound somebody's expectations (=be different to what someone expected, in a way that surprises or confuses them)
The play totally confounds the audience's expectations.
phrases
above expectations (=higher, better, or more successful than expected)
Economic growth last month was above expectations.
below expectations (=lower, worse, or less successful than expected)
Retail sales in December were well below expectations.
beyond all expectations (=greater or better than someone expected)
The task took two months to complete, but it was successful far beyond all expectations.
against/contrary to expectations (=very different to what someone expected)
Contrary to our expectations, the share price actually increased.
Examples from the Corpus
expectation• Maker and wearer share a breathtaking expectation.• He had had no expectation of doing more than exasperate, and supply a distraction.• Maybe 5-6 was a reasonable expectation.• But what of the expectation of life of some one who has reached the age of forty?• This would indicate that the expectation of impotence in old age can play an important role in actually bringing it about.• At least that was the expectation as 8,000 people gathered in a vast, beautiful hall in London last month.
expectation that• There's always an expectation that some one who runs a nightclub lives in a nightclub.• I have every expectation that this chocolate team will melt in the glare of a warm Elland Road reception.• Second, our expectation that all elderly are ill is clearly misplaced.• He drew some comfort from the expectation that revision would be necessary inside a year or two.• How do you break free from the expectation that your stories will be heavily dosed with magic realism?• The law is framed widely, in the expectation that it will be enforced selectively.• It was useful to know of the expectation that Business and Communication check local papers regarding any adverts relating to the Centre.• These figures are based on the expectation that the economy will continue to improve.• There, the first step was to abolish the agency, with the expectation that competitive markets would then develop.
ex·pec·ta·tion noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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