ex·pect·ant

adjective

/ɪkˈspektənt/

hoping for something, especially something good and exciting期待的；期望的
- children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin带着期盼的神情等待烟火表演开始的孩子们
- A sudden roar came from the expectant crowd.期待的人群中突然欢声雷动。
- An expectant hush came over the room.房间内安静下来，人们屏息以待。
expectant mother/father/parent used to describe somebody who is going to have a baby soon or become a father准（母亲、父亲、父母）
- Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.准妈妈吸烟可能会增加婴儿脑损伤的风险。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’.

单词	expectant
释义	ex·pect·ant adjective /ɪkˈspektənt/ /ɪkˈspektənt/ hoping for something, especially something good and exciting期待的；期望的 children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin带着期盼的神情等待烟火表演开始的孩子们 A sudden roar came from the expectant crowd.期待的人群中突然欢声雷动。 An expectant hush came over the room.房间内安静下来，人们屏息以待。 expectant mother/father/parent used to describe somebody who is going to have a baby soon or become a father准（母亲、父亲、父母） Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.准妈妈吸烟可能会增加婴儿脑损伤的风险。 Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’.
随便看	well-credited well-criticized well-crocheted well-cropped well-crushed well-cultivated well-cultured well-cured well-curled well-curved well-cushioned well cut well-cut well-danced well-darkened well-darned well-debated well-deceived well-decided well-decreed well-defended well defined well-defined welldefined well-deliberated