| 词组 | expectation |
| 释义 | 1． 在不少短语中，expectation 用复数形式: with sales exceeding expectations contrary to her expectations contrary to all expectations contrary against his expectations contrary against all expectations in line with expectations exceed all our expectations surpass our expectations beyond all expectations have high expectations of their children have low expectations of their chil- dren come up to the expectations of the company live up to her expectations meet my expectations 2． 下面的例子中，expectation 前不用冠词: in expectation of a reduced penal- ty has little expectation of winning a prize more in hope than in expectation 3． 在实际使用中，有时单复数的使用界限并不明显，下面两组句子的说法都对: She has succeeded beyond ex- pectation. She has succeeded beyond our expectations. We thought he would pass the ex- am，but contrary to expectation， he didn't. We thought he would pass the ex- am，but contrary to all expecta- tions，he didn't. We thought he would pass the ex- am，but contrary to our expecta- tions，he didn't. |
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