expectation
柯林斯词典
1. 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]
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。
2. N-COUNT A person's expectations are strong beliefs they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen. 期望
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。
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expectation /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/ (expectations)
剑桥词典
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- Contrary to all our expectations, he's found a well-paid job and a nice girlfriend .
- The success of our campaign has exceeded our wildest expectations.
- The company's results are in line with stock market expectations.
- She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.
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the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future
期盼；盼望；希望
The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting ). 假期过得一点也没有让我们失望。
I have high expectations for this job (= I believe it will be good). 我对这份工作的期望值很高。
We did so well - beyond all (= better than) our expectations. 我们做得非常好——远远超过了我们的预期。
I think she had unrealistic expectations of motherhood . 我觉得她对做妈妈的憧憬有些不切实际。
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the feeling of expecting something to happen
预料，预期；期待
Considering the injuries he's had there can be little expectation of him winning the race . 考虑到他的伤病，他赢得这场比赛的希望不大。
Our expectations are that the UK will cut its interest rate . 我们预计英国会降低利率。
against/contrary to all expectations
different from what is expected
出乎所有人的预料；意想不到的是
Contrary to all expectations, she was accepted by the academy . 意想不到的是，她竟然被学院录取了。
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