expectant
adjective /ɪkˈspektənt/
/ɪkˈspektənt/
- hoping for something, especially something good and exciting
期待的;预期的;期望的 - children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin
带着期盼的神情等待烟火表演的孩子们 - A sudden roar came from the expectant crowd.
期待的人群中突然欢声雷动。 - An expectant hush came over the room.
房间内安静下来,人们屏息以待。
- children with expectant faces waiting for the fireworks to begin
- expectant mother/father/parent used to describe somebody who is going to have a baby soon or become a father
准(母亲、父亲、父母) - Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.
孕妇吸烟可能会增加婴儿脑损伤的机会。
- Smoking by expectant mothers may increase the chances of brain damage in their babies.
词源late Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’.