1 [U] expectation (of sth) the belief that sth will happen or come 预计;预料:
The dog was sitting under the table in expectation of food.那狗蹲在餐桌下面,等着东西吃。
2 [C] [usu.pl] hope for the future 期待;期望:
They had great expectations for their daughter, but she didn't really live up to them.他们对女儿寄以厚望,女儿却有负所望。
against/contrary to (all) expectation(s) very different to what was expected 与所预期的相距很远;出乎意料:
Contrary to all expectations, Val won first prize.出乎众人意料,瓦尔竟然得了头奖。not come up to (sb's) expectations to not be as good as expected 未符合期望;有负所望
expectation/͵ɛkspɛkˋteʃən; ˌekspekˈteIʃ$n/n 1 [C,U] what you hope or believe will happen 预料﹐预期: +that the expectation that prices will rise 价格会上涨的预期+of We have a reasonable expectation of success. 我们预计会成功是有道理的。2 [C usually plural 一般用复数] something good that you think will happen 期望﹐期待: The trip didn’t live up to our expectations (=it wasn’t as good as we hoped). 这次旅行没有我们期望的好。Many refugees arrive in the country with high expectations . 许多难民怀着很高的期望来到这个国家。