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vt. 预期,盼望,期待,指望
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regard as likely; think or believe that sth. will happen or come, that sb. will come; wish for and feel confident that one will receive
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I am expecting him at 7.30.
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我七点半等他来。
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I am expecting a letter.
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我在等信。
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I hardly expected to find you still here.
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我简直没想到你还在这里。
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I don't expect him to do impossibilities.
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我并不指望他去做不可能做到的事。
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Mother will expect us in tonight.
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妈妈会指望我们今晚待在家里的。
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You cannot expect that she should receive him.
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你不能期望她会接待他。
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At last we got the letter we had long been expecting.
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我们终于收到了盼望已久的信。
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The result is much better than we expected.
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这一结果比我们所预期的要好得多。
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vt. (俗)认为,设想,猜想
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(colloq) think, suppose, guess
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Who broke that cup?--I expect it was the cat.
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谁把杯子打破了?——我猜想是猫。
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You are tired, I expect.
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我想你大概累了吧!
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