★ expect v. 期待, 等待 except
① vt.&vi. 预计，预料
Jim has failed in mathematics as his teacher expected.
正如他老师所预料的那样，吉姆数学考试没及格。
② vt. 等待，期待，盼望（心理上的等待）
They are expecting guests tonight. 今晚有人要去他们那里做客。
expect所表示的等待一般暗含着根据某些信息或规律而作出相应反应的意思,而wait for主要指“等待”这个动作本身。
expect sth. I expect a letter from Jimmy.
expect sb.to do sth. 期待某人做某事
I expect you to write back.
I expect my mother to come back.
wait for sth./sb. 动作上的等待 I wait for my mother.
③ vt. 认为，猜想（一般用于口语）
I expect so./ I think so. 我希望如此［口语］
I expect you’ve heard the news. 我想你已经听到这个消息了。
派生词：unexpected adj. 未料到的 unexpected guests 不速之客
The disappearance of the wolves had many unexpected results.
狼的消失造成了很多意想不到的结果。
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