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英 [ˌekspek'teɪʃn] 美 [ˌekspek'teɪʃn]

• n. 预料；期望

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]预料; 期望

   firm belief that sth will happen; hope of gaining sth

2. [P]有信心的指望

   confident feelings

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 期望，期待
2. 前程，前景
3. 希望，盼望，所希望的东西
4. 预期，预料，预期的事物
5. 指望
6. 估计
7. 期待疗法
8. 【数】期望值

英英释义

Noun:

1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

2. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

3. the feeling that something is about to happen

4. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It is really out of my expectation.
   这真是出乎我的意料。
2. There's no expectation of snow tonight.
   今晚预料无雪.
3. His parents have great expectations for his future.
   他父母对他的前途深寄厚望。
4. She had high expectations of what university had to offer.
   她对大学所能给她提供的一切期望很高.

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. He has little expectation of passing the exam.
   他对考试及格不抱希望。
2. He took an umbrella with him in expectation of rain.
   他预料天会下雨,带了一把伞。
3. The teachers haven't great expectations for her future.
   老师们对她的前途不寄厚望。
4. The plan has succeeded beyond our expectations.
   这项计划竟出乎我们意料地获得了成功。

经典引文

• A daily Expectation at the gate, is the readiest Way to gain Admittance into the House.

  出自： R. South

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

fall short of sb's〔not come up to (sb's) expectations〕

未臻理想be less good than was expected

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• answer the expectations of 不辜负…的期望
• cherish〔have, hold〕 an expectation 抱有希望
• defeat an expectation 使失望
• fulfil〔realize〕 expectation 实现希望
• invite expectation 引起希望
• meet one's expectation 符合…的希望

形容词+～

• common〔general〕 expectation 一般预计,普遍预料
• patient expectation 耐心的期待

介词+～

• according to expectation 根据预料
• against expectations 事与愿违
• beyond all〔contrary〕 to expectations 完全出乎意料
• money in expectation 指望得到的钱
• a man of expectations 具有远大前程的人
• fall short of sb's expectation 辜负某人的期望

～+介词

• expectation of … 的期望,对…的期望
• expectation of life 预期寿命

近反义词

【近义词】

• anticipation 预期
• expectancy 期待
• hope 希望
• prospect 希望
• belief 信念
• probability 可能性
• outlook 景色
• suspense 悬疑
• prospects 前景
• expecting 动词expect的现在进...
• awaiting 动词await的现在进行...
• contemplation 注视
• presumption 推测
• forecast 预测
• calculation 计算
• reckoning 计算
• fear 担心
• assumption 假定
• supposition 假设
• possibility 可能
• likelihood 可能性
• chance 可能性
• liableness 有责任
• dependence 依赖
• tension 紧张
• prediction 预言
• good fortune 好运
• good 好的
• fortune 命运
• looking 有 ... 样子的...
• forward 向前的
• to 对于
• trust 信任
• first moment 一次矩
• expected value 期望值
• arithmetic mean 算术平均值