詞彙精選:expect的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
v.
預期,預料 [I,T]
例句:
The things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. If not always in the way we expect.
失去的東西到最後總會回來的,儘管有時會出乎我們的意料。
例句:
He's very ill but doctors expect him to come through.
他病得很重,但醫生預計他能挺過來。
期望,期待 [I,T]
例句:
I expect regular periodical reports from you.
我期待你定期彙報。
例句:
We expect your reply to our inquiry.
我們期待着貴方對我方詢盤做出答覆。
指望,要求 [T]
例句:
The husbandman cannot expect a crop without sowing the seed.
農夫不可指望不耕種就收穫。
例句:
I wasn't expecting you to help.
我沒指望你幫忙。
認爲 [T]
例句:
Come on, you don't expect me to believe that!
得了吧,你不會認爲我相信那個吧!
例句:
I expect the football game is on Wednesday.
我猜足球賽是在星期三。
【古】等候 [I,T]
例句:
I expect my friends in front of the cinema.
我在電影院前面等我的朋友。
例句:
I expect to have a rest.
我等着休息。
懷孕,懷胎 [I]
例句:
The dog is expecting again.
這狗又懷上了。
例句:
She was expecting another baby.
她又懷孕了。
二、詞義辨析:
desire,wish,hope,expect,want,long
這些動詞都有“希望”之意。desire語氣較正式莊重,着重渴望的力量與熱切,常含有強烈的意圖和目的。wish語氣較弱,多指難於實現或不可能實現的願望。hope指對願望實現有一定信心的希望。expect通常指有很大程度的把握,但仍含有預料之意,或預計某事或某行動的發生。want一般指所想要的東西是切望得到的東西,能彌補實際需要。 long語氣強,指極殷切地盼望着,這種盼望側重於很難或不可能得到的東西。有時也指一般願望,但含一定感情色彩。
三、詞義辨析:
look for,look forward to,anticipate,expect
這組詞(組)的共同意思是“期待,等待”。其區別是:look for 是日常用詞,也可表示“期待”。look forward to 指以歡樂或焦急的心情期待某事發生。anticipate 含有“預先體味”的意味。expect 指“等待某事發生”,常有一定的根據,發生的可能性較大。
四、參考例句:
Don't expect special treatment.
不要奢望得到特別禮遇。
Expect nothing and appreciate everything.
停止期望、享受一切。
We weren't expect to win.
我們沒想會贏。
Taxi drivers don't expect gratuity.
出租車司機是不指望拿小費的。
I expect to see my uncle.
我期望見到我的舅舅。
They expect bonding to occur naturally.
他們希望能夠建立自然的關係。
I expect to have a rest.
我等着休息。
Don't expect people to speak English.
別奢望法國人講英語。
This is what we expect to happen.
這就是我們所預期將會發生的。
Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.
兩位領導人似乎都期望取得顯著的進展。