英英释义
expectation [ ,ekspek'teiʃən ]
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n.
- belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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wishing with confidence of fulfillment
同义词： anticipation
- the feeling that something is about to happen
- the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
以上来源于: WordNet
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
expectation /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ CET4 TEM4
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N-UNCOUNT Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. 期盼 [also N in pl]
例：Their hope, and their expectation, was that she was going to be found safe and that she would be returned to her family.
他们的希望和期盼是她被找到时安全无恙并被送回她家。
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N-COUNT A person's expectations are strong beliefs they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. 期望
例：Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the company.
斯蒂芬·蔡斯已决心不辜负公司的期望。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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There was an air of expectation and great curiosity.
有着一种期待和好奇的感觉。
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I applied for the post more in hope than expectation.
我申请这个职位是希望多于期待。
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We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.
我们满怀信心地期待着完全康复。
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I hope that the people will understand that I act not in anger, but in expectation of a greater good."
VOA: special.2009.10.08
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Because now the expectation and the opportunity to build interfaith cooperation has grown and that gives me that much more to do."
因为现在对建立跨信仰合作的期望,和机会都增加了,这使我的任务更重“
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It is wrong expectation to expect that getting into a certain place, getting a raise, finding our dream partner, is responsible for our happiness.
错误的期望认为进入某间公司，获得升职，找到理想的伴侣，就能让自己更快乐。
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