expect的用法及短语

expect的用法及短语

Expect 的用法及短语

一、Expect 作为动词的用法

  1. 基本含义

    • Expect 通常表示“期待”、“预料”或“认为某事会发生”。它后面常接名词、代词、不定式(to do)或从句作为宾语。
  2. 常用结构

    • Expect sth. / sb. to do sth.:期待某人/某物做某事。
      • 例如:I expect you to finish your homework by tonight.(我期待你今晚完成家庭作业。)
    • Expect that 从句:期待……
      • 例如:We expect that the weather will be sunny tomorrow.(我们期待明天天气会晴朗。)
    • Expect from sb. / sth.:从某人/某物处期待……
      • 例如:Don't expect too much from him; he's only a child.(别对他期望太高,他只是个孩子。)
  3. 时态变化

    • 一般现在时:expect
    • 一般过去时:expected
    • 现在进行时:expecting
    • 过去进行时:was/were expecting
    • 将来时:will expect 或 am/is/are going to expect
  4. 固定搭配

    • Expect better:期待更好
    • Expect nothing less:毫不惊讶地接受(通常用于表示对某事的高标准或高要求)
    • Expect the unexpected:做好应对突发情况的准备

二、Expect 的常见短语

  1. Beyond one's expectations:出乎意料之外

    • 例如:The result was beyond my expectations.(结果出乎我的意料。)
  2. Come up to (one's) expectations:符合(某人的)期望

    • 例如:His performance came up to our expectations.(他的表现符合我们的期望。)
  3. Fail to meet (one's) expectations:未能达到(某人的)期望

    • 例如:The new movie failed to meet my expectations.(这部新电影未能满足我的期望。)
  4. In expectation of:期待;预期

    • 例如:She was in expectation of a letter from her friend.(她正在等待朋友的来信。)
  5. Live up to (one's) expectations:不辜负(某人的)期望

    • 例如:He lived up to his parents' expectations and became a doctor.(他不负父母的期望,成为了一名医生。)
  6. Within expectations:符合预期

    • 例如:The sales figures were within expectations.(销售数字符合预期。)

通过以上内容的学习,相信你已经掌握了 Expect 的基本用法和常见短语。在实际应用中,请结合具体语境灵活运用这些知识点。