
英:/'ɪk'spektɪŋ/ 美:/'ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
原形 expect
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vt. 期待(expect的現在分詞);企盼
My sister and her husband are expecting their second child.
我姐姐和她丈夫懷上了第二胎。
Since they are expecting rain tomorrow, we should move the party inside.
既然明天可能有雨,我們把派對搬到室内吧。
Ah, I'm a little busy today. We're expecting visitors from out of town.
今天我有點忙,有客人來城鎮看望我們。
We are expecting a pretty big crowd at the party this year.
我們希望今年聚會來很多人。
I'm expecting a delivery from Amazon today.
今天我在等亞馬遜的快遞。
Hello sir, please come in. The doctor is expecting you.
你好先生,請進。醫生在等您呢。
I don't think anyone was expecting how much this movie would resonate with au***nces.
我覺得沒人會料到這部電影能引起觀衆這麼大的共鳴。
We're expecting it to rain heavily throughout the weekend.
我們預計本周末會有強降雨。
I think I set the bar too high by expecting to graduate a semester early.
我想我要提前一學期畢業這個目标定的太高了。
I've been expecting that package to arrive for over two weeks!
我等快遞包裹已經等了兩周了。
With the current global supply chain on its knees, industry leaders are expecting the shortage to last until 2023.
隨着當前全球供應鍊陷入困境,一些産業領導者預計供應鍊短缺将持續到2023年。
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他沒有期待我們的熱情款待。
We are expecting thirty or so people to come.
我們預計要來三十人左右。
We are expecting a rise in food prices this month.
我們預計這個月食物價格會上漲。
Laura glanced at Grace, expecting a clever riposte.
勞拉瞥了格雷絲一眼,期望她給個機敏的回答。
Record shops are expecting a huge rush for the single.
各唱片店正期待着這張單曲唱片的一個大搶購。
expect too much of
對(某人)期望過高
expect of
對…期望(要求)
expect to do
期待去做;期望做某事
“expecting”是動詞“expect”的現在分詞形式,在英語中主要有以下含義和使用場景:
表示“期待”或“預計”
指對即将發生的事件、結果或行為持有确定的心理預期。例如:“We are expecting a delivery tomorrow”(我們預計明天會收到貨物)。這種用法常見于日常生活和商務場景,強調基于事實或邏輯的判斷(來源:牛津詞典,https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/expect)。
委婉表達“懷孕”
在口語中,“expecting”常作為“懷孕”的含蓄說法。例如:“She announced that she’s expecting a baby”(她宣布自己懷孕了)。這種用法源于20世紀中期的英語習慣,通過模糊具體細節傳遞信息(來源:劍橋詞典,https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/expect)。
語法結構中的用法
後接不定式(to do)或賓語+不定式,表示對他人行為的預期。例如:“I’m expecting him to arrive by 5 PM”(我預計他會在下午5點前到達)。此結構強調主體對他人行為的合理要求或判斷(來源:Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expect)。
商務場景的特殊含義
在商業信函中,“We are expecting your reply”表示正式催促對方回應,隱含對履約義務的提醒。這種用法體現了英語交際中的禮貌性施為功能(來源:柯林斯詞典,https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/expect)。
“expecting”是動詞“expect”的現在分詞形式,其核心含義是“預料/期待某事發生或某人到來”,但在不同語境中會衍生出更具體的含義:
預期、預料:對某事的發生有心理準備或認為其必然發生。
例句:
詞源:來自拉丁語“exspectare”(向外看、等待),隱含“等待即将到來之事”的意象。
懷孕的委婉表達:口語中常用“expecting a baby”代替“pregnant”,語氣更含蓄。
社交禮儀中的期待:隱含“要求對方遵守規則或履行責任”。
常見結構:
時态應用:
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