| 单词 | against expectation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagainst (also contrary to) (a person's) expectation(s) b. against (also contrary to) (a person's) expectation(s): in contrast or opposition to what was hoped for or imagined beforehand. ΚΠ 1533 T. Elyot Of Knowl. Wise Man i. f. 13v Thinkest not thou, that I spake contrary to his expectation, whiche he had of me by the reporte of my lyuinge? 1550 T. Becon Fortresse of Faythfull sig. H.vi The Lorde God..agaynste all naturall and humayne expectacion, gaue them plentye of swete waters oute of the harde stonye rocke. 1613 R. Harcourt Relation Voy. Guiana 2 We discryed her to Leeward of vs, contrary to our expectation, hauing giuen her lost. 1712 C. Hornby Caveat against Whiggs: 4th Pt. 102 Without Men or Money, he had, against Expectation, conquered Kingdoms. 1826 Christian Advocate Jan. 1/1 Contrary to expectation, the number of copies subscribed for, was greater than the number printed. 1967 H. S. Thompson Hell's Angels xxi. 238 Contrary to all expectations, most of the Angels became oddly peaceful on acid. 2006 C. Stringer Homo Britannicus vii. 245 Against expectations.., the measured amount of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface has fallen over the last fifty years. < as lemmas |
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