expect
gb/ɪkspˈɛkt/ us/ɪkspˈɛkt/
A2
英语
~ 400
义项
0 个义项
动词
A2
state
1
Believe something will happen
To think that something will happen.
用法模式：
to expect [something] to [verb]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'expect' with 'hope'; 'hope' expresses desire, while 'expect' expresses belief about likelihood.
近义词
anticipate (Slightly more formal; often implies preparing for something.)
反义词
doubt (Means to feel uncertain or believe something is unlikely.)
搭配
expect results
|expect trouble
|expect a call
|expect rain
主题
daily life
|thinking
|predictions
|core_vocabulary
例句
- We expect the train to arrive on time.
- I expect she'll call me later today.
- They expect prices to rise next year.
- He expects to finish the project by Friday.
学习者例句
- I expect it will rain tomorrow.
- She expects to see her friend.
- We expect the bus at 8 o'clock.
- They expect to win the game.
动词
B1
action
2
Require as duty or standard
To say or think that someone must do something.
用法模式：
to expect [someone] to [verb]
常见错误：
Learners may forget to use 'to' before the verb after 'expect someone' (e.g., 'expect him do' instead of 'expect him to do').
近义词
demand (Stronger and more forceful than 'expect'.)
反义词
allow (Means to permit without requiring something.)
搭配
expect punctuality
|expect good behavior
|expect payment
主题
rules
|work
|relationships
|law
例句
- The teacher expects all students to complete their homework.
- We expect employees to arrive on time.
- Parents expect their children to be polite.
学习者例句
- My boss expects me to work hard.
- The coach expects us to practice every day.
- They expect students to wear uniforms.
动词
A2
state
3
Be pregnant and awaiting childbirth
To be going to have a baby soon.
用法模式：
to be expecting [a baby/child]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with the general meaning of 'expect'; context about pregnancy is needed.
近义词
be pregnant (More direct; 'expecting' is softer and more common in conversation.)
搭配
expect a baby
|expect twins
主题
family
|health
|body
例句
- She's expecting a baby in June.
- They just announced they're expecting their first child.
- My sister is expecting twins.
学习者例句
- She is expecting a baby.
- My friend is expecting her first child.
- They are expecting twins.
语法
词典原形
expect
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈɛkt/
US/ɪkspˈɛkt/
音节与重音
ex - pect （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pect)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: expect
- 3rd Person Singular: expects
- Present Participle: expecting
- Past: expected
词族
Forms
expects
verb
expecting
verb
expected
verb
Core family
expectation
noun B1
Related words
expectant
adjective
expectantly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unexpected
adjective B1
unexpectedly
adverb B1
Advanced or less common
expectancy
noun B2
相关表达
as expected
1/ˈæz ɪkspˈɛktɪd/
fixed phrase
Happened as predicted
Happened like people thought it would.
例句
- As expected, the meeting ran over time.
- The test was, as expected, quite difficult.
expect the worst
1/ɪkspˈɛkt ðə wˈɚst/
fixed phrase
Prepare for bad outcome
To think that the most bad thing will happen.
例句
- When traveling in winter, we always expect the worst and pack extra supplies.
- She tends to expect the worst in any situation.
what do you expect?
1/wˈʌt dˈu jˈu ɪkspˈɛkt ‖/
fixed phrase
informal
Rhetorical: outcome was inevitable
Used to say that something is not surprising.
例句
- He was late again—what do you expect?
- The food was cold, but what do you expect at that price?