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1. 预期;预料;期待
If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen.

2. 盼望;期待;等待
If you are expecting something or someone, you believe that they will be delivered to you or come to you soon, often because this has been arranged earlier.

3. 要求；认为应当得到;指望
If you expect something, or expect a person to do something, you believe that it is your right to have that thing, or the person's duty to do it for you.

4. 指望;期望
If you tell someone not to expect something, you mean that the thing is unlikely to happen as they have planned or imagined, and they should not hope that it will.

5. 怀孕
If you say that a woman is expecting a baby, or that she is expecting, you mean that she is pregnant.

6. 我认为;我猜想
You say 'I expect' to suggest that a statement is probably correct, or a natural consequence of the present situation, although you have no definite knowledge.

7. 你还想指望什么；那有什么大惊小怪的
You can say 'What can you expect?' or 'What do you expect?' to emphasize that there is nothing surprising about a situation or a person's behaviour, especially if you find this disappointing.

Do not confuse expect, wait for, and look forward to. When you are expecting someone or something, you think that the person or thing is going to arrive or that the thing is going to happen. I sent a postcard so they were expecting me... We are expecting rain.When you wait for someone or something, you stay in the same place until the person arrives or the thing happens. Whisky was served while we waited for him... We got off the plane and waited for our luggage. When you look forward to something that is going to happen, you feel happy because you think you will enjoy it. I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays... I always looked forward to seeing her.
不要混淆expect，wait for和look forward to。expect表示认为某人或某物即将到达，或某事即将发生：I sent a postcard so they were expecting me（我寄了张明信片，这样他们就会知道我要来），We were expecting rain（我们预计会下雨）。wait for表示在原地等某人到达或者某事发生：Whisky was served while we waited for him（我们等他的时候，威士忌端上来了），We got off the plane and waited for our luggage（我们下了飞机，等着领取行李）。look forward to表示期盼某事发生，因为会从中获取乐趣：I'll bet you're looking forward to your holidays（我敢肯定你在盼望着假期到来），I always looked forward to seeing her (我一直盼望见到她）。

1. be pregnant with

e.g. She is bearing his child
The are expecting another child in January
I am carrying his child

Synonym: have a bun in the ovenbearcarrygestate

2. look forward to the birth of a child

e.g. She is expecting in March

3. consider reasonable or due

e.g. I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed

4. regard something as probable or likely

e.g. The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow

Synonym: anticipate

5. look forward to the probable occurrence of

e.g. We were expecting a visit from our relatives
She is looking to a promotion
he is waiting to be drafted

Synonym: lookawaitwait

6. consider obligatory
request and expect

e.g. We require our secretary to be on time
Aren't we asking too much of these children?
I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons

Synonym: askrequire