"expect" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 期望
• 預料

Definition

認為某事會發生或很可能發生；相信或希望某人會做某事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'expect' 英語常與 'to' 或 'that' 子句連用（如 'expect to win', 'expect that he will come'）。'expect' 和 'hope' 不同，意思更有自信，常用語有 'as expected', 'not what I expected', 'expect someone/something to do'。不要和 'wait for'（等待）混淆。

Examples

I expect a call from my friend tonight.

我今晚**期望**收到我朋友的電話。

We expect the train to arrive at 7 o'clock.

我們**期望**火車七點到達。

Teachers expect students to do their homework.

老師們**期望**學生完成作業。

I didn't expect you to show up so early!

我沒**想到**你會這麼早到！

You can't expect everything to go as planned.

你不能**指望**一切都按計劃進行。

As expected, the movie was fantastic.

**正如預期**，電影非常棒。