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。