1 N-UNCOUNT 期待;期望；预期 Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. 期待;期望；预期
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Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise.
学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。
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The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations.
那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。
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The Chancellor's statement lowers expectations of an early election.
总理的发言使人们对提前选举不再抱太大期望。
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Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.
与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。
2 N-COUNT [usually plural] 期望;希望 A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. 期望;希望
Quotations
Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed Alexander Pope letter to Fortescue
| Word Partnership | Use expectation with: |
| N. | expectation of privacy, sense of expectation 1 |
| ADJ. | realistic expectation, reasonable expectation 1 2 |
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