expect
國中國一上/ɪkˈspekt/
v.期待
to think will happen
什麼時候用
expect 後面接不定詞，而且可以接「受詞 + 不定詞」——這是它跟 hope 最大的差別：expect you to come 成立，hope you to come 不成立。
常見錯誤
- expect to do／expect somebody to do，不接動名詞。
- expect 是「預期（會發生）」，不一定是期待好事：We expect delays。
- be expecting 單獨用是「懷孕」的委婉說法。
常見搭配
- expect to
- expect somebody to
- as expected
例句
I expect rain today.
我預期今天會下雨。
We expect the results to arrive on Monday.
我們預期結果星期一會到。
Nobody expected him to win.
沒有人預期他會贏。