| 词汇 | expectation |
| 释义 | expectation noun uk/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/ B2 [ C usually plural ]期盼;盼望;希望 the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future The holiday lived up to all our expectations (= was as good as we were expecting). 假期过得一点也没有让我们失望。 I have high expectations for this job (= I believe it will be good). 我对这份工作的期望值很高。 We did so well - beyond all (= better than) our expectations. 我们做得非常好——远远超过了我们的预期。 I think she had unrealistic expectations of motherhood. 我觉得她对做妈妈的憧憬有些不切实际。 [ C or U ]预料，预期;期待 the feeling of expecting something to happen Considering the injuries he's had there can be little expectation of him winning the race. 考虑到他的伤病，他赢得这场比赛的希望不大。 Our expectations are that the UK will cut its interest rate. 我们预计英国会降低利率。 against/contrary to all expectations 出乎所有人的预料；意想不到的是 different from what is expected Contrary to all expectations, she was accepted by the academy. 意想不到的是，她竟然被学院录取了。 The film has, against all expectations, been a box-office hit. I had always wanted to move to Europe and against all expectations I had done so at last. Contrary to all expectations, he reached the Wimbledon final. His career with the team ended last week when, contrary to all expectations, his contract was not renewed.
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