单词 | to be expected |
释义 | > as lemmas(only) to be expected b. (only) to be expected: (of a situation or event) to be entirely predictable or unsurprising, given the circumstances. ΚΠ 1818 J. Thomas Church her own Enemy vii. 59 It was only to be expected that such Tracts..should produce a considerable schism in the Society. 1884 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 10 Apr. 7/2 Being beautiful, attractive, and altogether charming, she won the hearts and admiration of the stronger sex, and the envy, hatred, and malice of the weaker. That was only to be expected. 1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 929/2 As was to be expected, children referred as anti-social problems provided a high rate of antisocial adults. 2007 Racing Rev. 41/1 The ground was heavy but that was only to be expected so late in the season. < as lemmas |
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