+of The team set off without any expectation of success. 球队出发的时候没有抱任何取胜的希望。

in expectation of His associate had given the information in expectation of a reduced penalty. 他的同伙提供了信息，以期能受到从轻处罚。

contrary to/against (all/sb’ s) expectations (=although something was not what you expected) Contrary to her expectations, Caroline found the show very entertaining. 出乎（所有人/某人的）意料

in line with expectations (=the same as people expected) The rise in inflation is broadly in line with expectations. 正如所料

Mark and Susie went into marriage with very different expectations. 马克与苏茜结婚时对生活的期望大不相同。

The two teachers have different expectations of their students. 两位老师对他们学生的期望不相一致。

exceed/surpass sb’ s expectations (=be better than someone expected) The success of the product has exceeded all our expectations. 比某人预想的要好

beyond (all) expectations (=much better than expected) The team has performed beyond all expectations. 出乎（所有人的）意料；比（所有人）预期的更好

have high/low expectations (=expect something to be very good or very bad) parents with high expectations of their children 怀有很高的期望/期望不高

come up to/live up to/meet sb’ s expectations (=be as good as someone expected) We had heard so much about the restaurant, but it did not live up to our expectations. 不负某人的期望