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[.ekspek'teiʃən]

n.预料, 期望

n.

1. 期待; 预期[U][C]

The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone.

那条狗摇着尾巴, 巴望吃肉骨头。

2. 期望, 预期的事物[P1]

The reward fell short of our expectations.

奖励不符我们的希望。

3. 前程[P]

a young artist with great expectations

有远大前程的青年艺术家

词形变化

形容词: expectational |

词义辨析

同义:

n.期待

anticipation  expectancy  prospect  contemplation  looking forward to  expecting  awaiting

n.估计

presumption  reckoning  calculation  supposition  assumption

n.期望, 可能性

probability  likelihood  chance  possibility  liableness

n.前程, 希望

prospects  outlook  good fortune  belief  hope  fear  forecast  

同义参见:

tension  dependence  prediction  

反义参见:

sadness  

英英释义

名词 expectation:

belief about (or mental picture of) the future

同义词：outlook, prospect

wishing with confidence of fulfillment

同义词：anticipation

the feeling that something is about to happen

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

同义词：arithmetic mean, first moment, expected value

短语词组

against all expectation(s)

1. 出乎意料地

Against all expectations, the play was greatly welcomed.

出乎意料的是那出戏大受欢迎。

beyond expectation

1. 出乎意料

We knew that Mary would do well, but she has succeeded beyond expectation.

我们知道玛丽会做得不错, 但没想到她竟取得了出乎意料的成功。

in expectation

1. 期望着; 在指望中的

She was waiting in expectation.

她在期望中等待。

补充

expectationexpectation英:[ˌekspekˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌɛkspɛkˈteʃən]n.1.预料; 期望He has little expectation of passing the exam.他对考试及格不抱希望。2.有信心的指望His parents have great expectations for his future.他父母对他的前途深寄厚望。

例句

1. We regarded the official survey with expectation.我们对官方的调查怀抱期望。 2. Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise.学生们的专长各有不同, 期望值也不一样。 3. We have great expectations for his future.我们对他的未来充满期望。 4. The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations.这种车是通用汽车有目共睹最为成功的车型, 销量远超预期。 5. They lived in expectation of the coming of the Lord.他们生活在对主降临的期望中。 6. They erected a marquee in the expectation that it would rain.因为预料要下雨, 他们支起了大帐篷。 7. Contrary to general expectation, he announced that they had given their approval.出乎一般人的料想, 他宣布他们已经批准了。 8. My expectation is that the stock will go as high as $2.50.我的预期是股票会涨到2.50美元。 9. The plan has succeeded beyond our expectations.计划的成功超乎我们想象。 10. the expectation that the grieving process should have a time limit on it希望悲痛情绪不要长久持续下去 11. He had determined to live up to the company's expectations.他决心不辜负公司的期望。 12. reality had not lived up to expectations.现实有负期望。 13. an expectation that the government will provide the resources.对政府提供资金的预期。 14. [mass noun]he drilled his men in expectation of a Prussian advance.估计普鲁士人会进攻，他对他的人进行操练。 15. students had high expectations for their future.学生对未来抱有很高的期望。 16. They had great expectations for their daughter, but she didn't really live up to them.他们对女儿寄以厚望，女儿却有负所望。 17. Contrary to all expectations, Val won first prize.出乎众人意料，瓦尔竟然得了头奖。 18. Their expectation was [=they expected] that the plan would succeed.他们期待这项计划能取得成功。 19. The company has expectations of making a profit next year.这家公司明年有望赢利。 20. I saved the files in the expectation that they would be useful in the future.我保存了那些文件，预想它们将来可能会有用。 21. There is widespread expectation that the strike will be settled soon.人们普遍期望此次罢工将很快平息。 22. The crowd waited in expectation of her arrival.这群人满怀期望地等待她的到来。 23. They have every expectation of success. [=they believe they will succeed]他们坚信会取得成功。 24. expectations for the team were high. [=people expected the team to do very well]（人们）对这支队伍的期望很高。 25. "We've had to lower our expectations for the festival. [=to expect that the festival will not be as successful, big, etc., as we originally thought it would be]"我们不得不降低对此次节日庆典的期望。 26. We need to have more realistic expectations about when the house will be finished. [=to accept that the house will not be finished as soon as we thought it would be]对于房子何时竣工，我们的期望值要更加实际些。 27. We're living in a time of diminished/rising expectations.我们生活在一个希望衰退/高涨的时代。 28. He found it hard to live up to their expectations. [=to do as well as they expected him to do]他发现难以达到他们的期望。 29. The company failed to match/meet expectations. [=to be as successful as people thought it would be]这家公司没能达到期望的目标。 30. The restaurant has succeeded beyond (all) expectations. = The restaurant has exceeded expectations. [=it is more successful than people thought it would be]这家餐馆取得了出乎意料的成功。 31. Company earnings were not up to expectations. = Earnings fell short of expectations. [=the company did not earn as much money as people thought it would earn]公司的收入不及预期。 32. "Contrary to expectations, all of the birds survived. = Against (all) expectations, the birds survived. [=the birds survived although people did not think they would]"出乎意料的是，所有鸟儿都存活了下来。