Expectation
[ekspek'teɪʃ(ə)n] or [,ɛkspɛk'teʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) belief about (or mental picture of) the future.
(noun.) the feeling that something is about to happen.
編輯:梅尔维尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
(n.) That which is expected or looked for.
(n.) The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.
(n.) The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.
(n.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
伯特伦編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Anticipation, prospect, expectance, expectancy.[2]. Hope, trust, reliance, confidence, assurance, presumption.
整理:马库斯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Expectancy, trust, confluence,[See HOPE]
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例句/造句/用法:
- But as Elizabeth could not receive comfort from any such expectation, she made no answer. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- There was a pleased bustle all though the Shelby mansion, that day, in expectation of the arrival of young Mas'r George. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- Jaelthe stern woman; sat apart, relenting somewhat over her captive; but more prone to dwell on the faithful expectation of Heber coming home. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- His wooden conceit and craft kept exact pace with the delighted expectation of his victim. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- If our great view is upon those of the next, the expectation of them is an infinitely higher satisfaction than the enjoyment of those of the present. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- But now these thoughts faded before the new born expectation. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- Celia had been used to watch her sister with expectation. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- I have more than half an expectation of our all going abroad. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- It was in a state of dilapidation quite equal to our expectation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Unhappily, that expectation was now extinct within her for ever. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- And has he ever showed any expectation of finding anything? 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The following April he went back to Georgia, where he found unusually large crops of cotton had been planted, in expectation of using the gin. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Contrary to Bulstrode's alarmed expectation, he took little notice of Lydgate's presence, and continued to talk or murmur incoherently. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But the door-sill of marriage once crossed, expectation is concentrated on the present. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Mrs. Hale lay back in an easy chair, with a soft white shawl wrapped around her, and a becoming cap put on, in expectation of the doctor's visit. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- It was the only good thing I had done, and the only completed thing I had done, since I was first apprised of my great expectations. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- If he has any expectations it is due to the fact that I have never wasted money, and I do not propose to begin to do so now. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Mr. Fairlie had simply justified my expectations--and there was an end of it. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- What can the fitness of things mean, if not their fitness to a man's expectations? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- In the first place: I am the daughter of a gentleman of family, and though my father is not rich, I have expectations from an uncle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- In my situation, it would have been the extreme of vanity to be forming expectations on Mr. Crawford. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- She had deceived his expectations; she had lost his good opinion. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Not another word had I heard to enlighten me on the subject of my expectations, and my twenty-third birthday was a week gone. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Still looking at the fire, he said-- And who pretends to say Fred Vincy hasn't got expectations? 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- It was a comfort to Elizabeth to consider that Jane could not have been wearied by long expectations. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- He was 'only a plasterer,' Little Dorrit said, as a caution to him not to form high social expectations of Plornish. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- O expectations founded on the favor of close old gentlemen! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- But perhaps your accommodations--your cottage--your furniture--have disappointed your expectations? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- This is the end of the first stage of Pip's expectations. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- There is no knowing what THEY may expect, said the lady, but we are not to think of their expectations: the question is, what you can afford to do. 簡·奧斯丁. 理智與情感.
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