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词汇 expectant
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expectant

adjective
/ɪkˈspektənt/
/ɪkˈspektənt/
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 词源late Middle English: from Latin exspectant- ‘expecting’, from the verb exspectare ‘look out for’, from ex- ‘out’ + spectare ‘to look’.
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