单词 | to meet expectation |
释义 | > as lemmasto meet (a person's) expectation(s) a. to meet (a person's) expectation(s): to be as good as anticipated; to satisfy or fulfil a preconceived idea that has been hoped for, expected, or demanded. ΚΠ 1658 L. Willan Orgula 17 Thy Form..meets the expectation here at the full. 1786 Morning Chron. 4 May When they had wrought their expectations as high as they could, he had the fullest confidence that he should be able to meet those expectations. 1815 D. Porter Jrnl. Cruise to Pacific Ocean I. vi If it should not meet your expectation as to style, I hope facts will amply compensate you for your disappointment. 1865 Irish Times 12 June Its Committee cannot meet the just expectations of nearly 300,000 British sojourners on the Continent without larger resources. 1921 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 20 Oct. 11/7 Just how far President Harding can meet expectations remains to be seen. 1992 Business Mag. Summer 16/2 Objectives must be achieved and organizational expectations met. 2010 J. Kosmas & D. Zaric Speakeasy 36 Bartenders..gravitated toward newly released single-barrel and small-batch bourbons to meet the expectations of the luxury crowd. < as lemmas |
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