expect
- IPA[ɪkˈspɛkt]
英式
- regard (something) as likely to happen；regard (someone) as likely to do or be something
verb: expect, 3rd person present: expects, gerund or present participle: expecting, past tense: expected, past participle: expected
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動詞
- 1. regard (something) as likely to happen it's as well to expect the worst the hearing is expected to last a week 同義詞
- ▪ regard (someone) as likely to do or be something they were not expecting him to continue 同義詞
- ▪ believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon Celia was expecting a visitor
- ▪ require (something) as rightfully due or appropriate in the circumstances we expect great things of you 同義詞
- ▪ require (someone) to fulfil an obligation we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary
- ▪ used to indicate that one supposes something to be so but has no firm evidence they're just friends of his, I expect I expect you know them?
