expect
/ɪksˈpekt/verb
with obj.
1- regard (something) as likely to happen认为（某事）有可能发生; 预料：
it's as well to expect the worst
也要作好最坏的打算
with obj. and infinitive the hearing is expected to last a week估计听证会要持续一周
with clause one might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach.有人可能会认为好莱坞将调整其方式。
1.1
- regard (someone) as likely to do or be something认为（某人）…可能做某事：
with obj. and infinitive they were not expecting him to continue.他们没有料到他会继续下去。
1.2
- believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon相信（某人或某事物）会很快来到; 等待; 期待：
Celia was expecting a visitor.
西莉亚在等一个客人。
1.3
- look for (something) from someone as rightfully due or requisite in the circumstances期望; 指望; 盼望：
we expect great things of you.
我们期望你做出一番大事业来。
1.4
- require (someone) to fulfil an obligation要求：
with obj. and infinitive we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary.我们要求雇主支付合理的工资。
1.5
I expect
informal used to indicate that one supposes something to be so but has no firm evidence or knowledge〈非正式〉我认为; 我猜想：they're just friends of his, I expect
我想他们只不过是他的朋友而已
with clause I expect you know them?我想, 你认识他们？
短语
be expecting (a baby)
- informal be pregnant〈非正式〉怀孕。
to be expected
- be completely normal完全正常; 是正常现象：
he had a few lines about the eyes, but at forty-seven that was only to be expected.
他两眼周围已有一些皱纹, 但是, 这对一个四十七岁的人来说仍属正常。
what can（或do）you expect?
- used to emphasize that there was nothing unexpected about a person or event, however disappointed one might be你还能指望什么？
派生词
expectable
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'defer action, wait'）： from Latin exspectare 'look out for', from ex- 'out'+spectare 'to look' （frequentative of specere 'see'）.