expected
/ɪkˈspektɪd/📚 4349 46If you expect something to happen, you believe that it will happen. 预料
adjective [原级]预料的,预期的
Progress was slower than expected.
进展比预计的缓慢。
verb [vt. 及物动词]期待;预计;要求,指望(expect 的过去式和过去分词)
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. (
常指因已安排而) 预期
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