expect的意思|示意
v. 预期,盼望,料想,指望,怀孕
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expect的用法详解
今天我们来聊聊英语单词expect的用法。
Expect在英语中有“期待，料想”的意思。Expect的用法有两种：一种是expect + 过去分词，表示“期待…发生”；另一种是expect + 名词/动词不定式，表示“期待…来到/出现/发生”。
例句1：I expect the meeting to be over by noon.
我期待会议到中午前结束。
例句2：The people expect the speaker to give a speech.
人们期待演讲者发表演讲。
例句3：She expected the invitation to arrive soon.
她期待邀请信很快就会到达。
总结一下，expect的用法就是有两种，一种是期待（未来发生的事情），一种是期待（未来会出现/发生的东西）。在使用时，我们还可以用否定的形式，也就是“不期待…”的意思。
例句4：I don't expect anything good to happen.
我不期待任何好事发生。
expect相关短语
1、 expect too much of 对(某人)期望过高
2、 expect of 对…期望（要求）
3、 expect to do 期待去做；期望做某事
expect相关例句
Many people were expecting (that) the peace talks would break down.
许多人预料和平谈判会破裂。
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Women expect fidelity from their men.
女人期望来自她们男人的忠贞。
We were expecting him to arrive yesterday.
我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。
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Don't expect others to read your mind.
不要期望别人能看出你的心思。
Don't expect it to improve overnight.
不要指望这事一下子就改善了。
We were expecting him yesterday.
我们昨天一直在等他。
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I didn't expect him to become a successful writer.
我没想到他会成为一个成功的作家。
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I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived...
我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。
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