expecting

英 [ɪkˈspektɪŋ]

美 [ɪkˈspektɪŋ]

v.  预料; 预期; 预计; 等待; 期待; 盼望; 要求; 指望
expect的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 预期;预料;期待
  If youexpectsomethingtohappen, you believe that it will happen.
  1. ...a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks...
     预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
  2. They no longer expect corporate profits to improve...
     他们不再期待公司利润会增长。
  3. The talks are expected to continue until tomorrow...
     预计会谈将持续到明天。
  4. Few expected that he would declare his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the presidency...
     几乎没人预料到他会宣布参加民主党总统候选人的竞选。
  5. It is expected that the new owner will change the yacht's name...
     估计新主人会给游艇改名。
  6. They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.
     他们预计新车的销量会逐步上升。
• VERB 盼望;期待;等待
  If youare expectingsomething or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier.
  1. I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived...
     我正在等几封重要的信件，可是一封都没到。
  2. I wasn't expecting a visitor...
     我没想到会有人来访。
  3. We were expecting him home again any day now.
     我们期盼着他某一天再回家。
• VERB 要求；认为应当得到;指望
  If youexpectsomething, orexpecta persontodo something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you.
  1. He wasn't expecting our hospitality...
     他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
  2. I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings...
     我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间。
  3. I wasn't expecting you to help...
     我没指望你帮忙。
  4. Is this a rational thing to expect of your partner, or not?...
     指望你的伴侣做这件事合理吗？
  5. She realizes now she expected too much of Helen.
     现在她意识到自己对海伦的期望太高了。
• VERB 指望;期望
  If you tell someone not toexpectsomething, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.
  1. Don't expect an instant cure...
     别指望立即治愈。
  2. You cannot expect to like all the people you will work with...
     不要指望你会喜欢所有和你共事的人。
  3. Don't expect me to come and visit you there.
     别指望我会去那儿看你。
• VERB 怀孕
  If you say that a womanis expectinga baby, or that sheis expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.
  1. She was expecting another baby...
     她又怀孕了。
  2. I hear Dawn's expecting again.
     我听说唐又怀孕了。
• PHRASE 我认为;我猜想
  You say 'I expect' to suggest that a statement is probably correct, or a natural consequence of the present situation, although you have no definite knowledge.
  1. I expect you can guess what follows...
     我想你能猜出接下来发生了什么。
  2. I expect you're tired...
     我想你累了。
  3. 'Will Joe be here at Christmas?' — 'I expect so.'...
     “圣诞节时乔会来这里吗？”——“我想会的。”
  4. 'I don't think you have much of a case.' — 'I expect not.'
     “我想你没有什么好理由。”——“我想没有。”
• PHRASE 你还想指望什么；那有什么大惊小怪的
  You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.
  1. It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?...
     尝起来像是假的，但是就这个价格你还想指望什么？
  2. If a guy hunts and owns guns, what do you expect?
     如果一个人打猎而且还有自己的枪，你还想指望什么？

Do not confuseexpect,wait for, andlook forward to. When you areexpectingsomeone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen.I sent a postcard so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain.When youwait forsomeone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens.Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage.When youlook forwardto something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it.I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her.
不要混淆expect，wait for和look forward to。expect表示认为某人或某物即将到达，或某事即将发生：I sent a postcard so they were expecting me（我寄了张明信片，这样他们就会知道我要来），We were expecting rain（我们预计会下雨）。wait for表示在原地等某人到达或者某事发生：Whisky was served while we waited for him（我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了），We got off the plane and waited for our luggage（我们下了飞机，等着领取行李）。look forward to表示期盼某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣：I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays（我敢肯定你在盼望着假期到来），I always looked forward to seeing her (我一直盼望见到她）。

双语例句

• Paul had arrested countless men like this one before and was expecting a clean, quick job.
  此前，保罗逮捕过无数个这样的家伙，他估计这次能手到擒来。
• The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
  这家公司的雇员期待着发放大笔奖金。
• He grimaced slightly, obviously expecting no answer to his rhetorical question
  他微微皱了下眉头，显然并不期待任何人回答他的反问。
• We were expecting him home again any day now.
  我们期盼着他某一天再回家。
• I waited for news, day after day, expecting to hear.
  我日复一日地等着，期待能听到消息。
• I wasn't expecting a visitor
  我没想到会有人来访。
• It's a bit much expecting me to dump your boyfriend for you.
  指望我替你甩掉你的男朋友，有点儿过分了吧？
• My sons would never dream of expecting their clothes to be ironed.
  我的几个儿子从不指望别人帮他们熨好衣服。
• He wasn't expecting our hospitality
  他没有指望我们会盛情款待。
• 'You must be expecting a young man,' she teased.
  “你一定是在等哪位小伙子吧，”她揶揄道。