英语词汇“expect”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

expectexpect /ɪkˈspɛkt/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYexpect

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin exspectare to look forward to, from spectare to look at

VERB TABLE

expect

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	expect
	he, she, it	expects
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	expected
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have expected
	he, she, it	has expected
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had expected
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will expect
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have expected

Continuous Form
Present	I	am expecting
	he, she, it	is expecting
	you, we, they	are expecting
Past	I, he, she, it	was expecting
	you, we, they	were expecting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been expecting
	he, she, it	has been expecting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been expecting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be expecting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been expecting

COLLOCATIONS► fully expected

She fully expected to be criticized for her decision.

► As expected

As expected, Williams won the game (=everyone knew this would happen).

► is to be expected

This type of weather damage is to be expected (=is not surprising) with older houses.

► when you least expect it

Change comes when you least expect it.

► expect too much of

Wanda’s parents expect too much of her (=think she should do more than she really can).

► it was too much to expect

I suppose it was too much to expect that he’d pay on time.

► half expected

I half expected the kids to burn down the house while we were gone.

► expect so

“Do you think he’ll go?” “I expect so.”

1THINK something WILL HAPPEN to think that something will happen or will be true, because it seems likely or has been planned: The police were expecting trouble.expect somebody/something to do something I didn’t expect him to stay.expect to do something She expects to graduate next spring.expect (that) Analysts expect that stock prices will improve this year. She fully expected to be criticized for her decision. As expected, Williams won the game (=everyone knew this would happen). This type of weather damage is to be expected (=is not surprising) with older houses. Change comes when you least expect it.2DEMAND to demand that someone do something, especially because it is his or her duty: At these prices, I expect better service.expect somebody to do something You are expected to return all books by Monday.expect something of somebody/something Good behavior is expected of all our students. Wanda’s parents expect too much of her (=think she should do more than she really can). I suppose it was too much to expect that he’d pay on time.3be expecting (a baby) to be going to have a baby soon: They’re expecting their first child September 5.4BE WAITING FOR somebody/something to believe that someone or something is going to arrive: How many people are you expecting? I’m expecting a call from him soon.5THINK to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing: She’s shorter than I expected.6what do/can you expect? spoken used to say that something should not surprise you: “The hotel was awful.” “Well, what do you expect for that price?”7how do/can you expect...? used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true: How can you expect me to study with all that noise?8half expect to think that something might happen, although you know it really will not: I half expected the kids to burn down the house while we were gone.9I expect spoken used to say that you think something is probably true: I expect you’re right. “Do you think he’ll go?” “I expect so.”[Origin: 1500–1600 Latin exspectare to look forward to, from spectare to look at]