| 词组 | expect |
| 释义 | expect If you expect that something will happen, you believe that it will happen. I expect you'll be glad when I get on the bus this afternoon. They expect that about 1,500 of the existing force will take up the chance to go to sea. You can sometimes use a 'to'-infinitive after expect instead of a 'that'-clause. For example, instead of saying 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you can say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting'. However, the meaning is not quite the same. If you say 'I expect Johnson will come to the meeting', you are expressing a simple belief. If you say 'I expect Johnson to come to the meeting', you are indicating that you want Johnson to come to the meeting and that you will be annoyed or disappointed if he does not come. The horse is on tremendous form and I expect him to win. Nobody expected the strike to succeed. The talks are expected to last two or three days. Instead of saying you 'expect something will not' happen, you usually say you do not expect it will happen or do not expect it to happen. I don't expect it will be necessary. I did not expect to find detectives waiting at home. I did not expect to be acknowledged. If you say that you expect something is the case, you mean that you are fairly confident that it is the case. I expect they've gone. I expect they even play cricket on Christmas Day. Instead of saying you 'expect something is not' the case, you usually say you do not expect it is the case. I do not expect such parties are given now. If someone asks if something is the case, you can say 'I expect so'. 'They're shut now, aren't they?' ---'Oh gosh, are they?' ---'I expect so, at this time.' 'Did you say anything when I first came up to you?' ---'Well, I expect so, but how on earth can I remember now?' Note that you do not say 'I expect it'. If you are expecting someone or something, you believe that they are going to arrive or happen. They were expecting Wendy and the children. Rodin was expecting an important letter from France. We are expecting rain. Note that when expect is used like this, you do not use a preposition after it. ◊ 'wait for' Do not confuse expect with wait for. If you are waiting for someone or something, you are remaining in the same place or delaying doing something until they arrive or happen. Whisky was served while we waited for Vorster. He sat on the bench and waited for his coffee. We all have to wait for a kettle to boil. See entry at ↑ |
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