anticipate
/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- regard as probable; expect or predict认为…很有可能; 期望; 预料：
she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre
她预料在她重返戏剧界时会遭到鄙视
with clause it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign.据估计雨天会减缓该军事行动的进程。
1.1
- guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared为…早做准备：
they failed to anticipate a full scale invasion.
他们未能提早防范敌人的全面进犯。
1.2
- look forward to盼望：
Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business.
斯蒂芬急切地盼望着一天日常工作中的工间休息快快来到。
2
- act as a forerunner or precursor of先于…行动：
he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration.
他先于贝茨提出关于动物拟态和保护色的理论。
2.1
- come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time)在…之前来到（或发生）。
派生词
anticipative
adjectiveanticipator
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the senses 'to take something into consideration'， 'mention something before the proper time'）： from Latin anticipat- 'acted in advance'， from anticipare, based on ante- 'before' + capere 'take'.