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1. Oxford Dictionary

   anticipate

   • IPA[anˈtɪsɪpeɪt]

   英式

   • v.
     regard as probable; expect or predict；guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared

   • verb: anticipate, 3rd person present: anticipates, gerund or present participle: anticipating, past tense: anticipated, past participle: anticipated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. regard as probable; expect or predict she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign 同義詞 expect, foresee, predict, think likely, forecast, ... 更多prophesy, foretell, contemplate the possibility of, allow for, be prepared for, count on, bank on, look for, bargain on, informalreckon on, figure on, archaicapprehend
   • ▪ guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared they failed to anticipate a full-scale invasion 同義詞 pre-empt, forestall, intercept, second-guess, informalbeat someone to it, ... 更多beat someone to the draw, beat someone to the punch
   • ▪ look forward to Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business 同義詞 look forward to, await, count the days until, informallick one's lips over反義詞 dread
   • 2. act as a forerunner or precursor of he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration 同義詞 foreshadow, precede, antedate, come/go before, be earlier than
   • ▪ come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time) this is to anticipate the argument