hope,expect,wish,want详细用法和区别(2016年10月9日)

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【hope/wish/want/expect用法深度解析】【广东省佛山市禅城区英语语法】

辅导老师：陈才辅导学生：

【日期：2016年10月3日】

【want,wish,hope与expect用法辨析】

want,wish,hope与expect这四个动词都可以表示愿望，意思为“想要”、“希望”、“期望” 等，但它们的用法有别。

【一】 want用于口语，表达迫切的愿望。常用于以下结构

【1】want+n./pron.想要某物

I want a new pen.

我想要一支钢笔

I want a drink.

我想喝点什么。

Do you want another cup of coffee?

你想再来一杯咖啡吗？

I want an explanation from you, Jeremy.

杰里米，我需要你解释一下

Ian knows exactly what he wants in life.

伊恩很清楚他需要什么样的生活

The brackets want an extra screw.

托架需要再加一个螺丝钉。

Children want plenty of sleep.

儿童需要较多的睡眠。

We wanted money badly to buy the machines we needed.

我们迫切需要钱购买我们需要的机器。

I want large ones, not small ones.

我要大的, 不要小的。

【2】want+to do sth.要做某事

I want to buy the bike.

我想买一辆自行车

People wanted to know who this talented designer was.

人们想知道这位天才设计师是谁。

Do you want to tell me what all this is about?.

你不打算告诉我这一切都是怎么回事吗？

他们谈论什么是我们所想要知道的事。

The children are always wanting to see you.

孩子们总是想见你。

They may be wanting to know when you leave for home.

他们可能是想知道你什么时候回家。

He wanted to have an operation.

他需要动手术。

You want to be careful while doing the experiment.

做实验时你需小心。

I've long wanted to come to your country.

我老早就想到你们国家来。

I have accepted this, not wanting to disappoint them.

我不想让他们失望,就接受了这个。

You can study any subject you want to.

你可以学任何想学的科目。

You're the very person I've been wanting to meet.

你正是我一直想见的人

The children are always wanting to see you.

孩子们总是想见你。

They may be wanting to know when you leave for home.

他们可能是想知道你什么时候回家。

He wanted to have an operation.

他需要动手术。

You want to be careful while doing the experiment.

做实验时你需小心。

You want to be very careful not to have a man like Crevecoeur for an enemy... 你应当格外小心，别与克雷弗克这样的人为敌。

They had wanted to help you,but couldn't get here in time.

他们本来是要帮你的忙,但没能及时赶到

It wants to be done with great care.

这件事必须小心地去做才行。

The boxes want to be numbered.

这些盒子需要编号。

I want to〔should〕speak to you so badly all these days.

这几天我迫切想和你谈谈

Were you wanting to see me?

你想见我吗?

You want to look where you're going, mate.

伙计，你应当看看你要去哪里

Do you want to leave your bike here?

你想把自行车停在这里吗？

I want to say how really delighted I am that you're having a baby.

我想说你怀孕了我有多高兴。

Look, I wanted to apologize for today. I think I was a little hard on you.

听我说，我想就今天的事向你道歉。我觉得我对你有点过于苛刻了【3】want+sb.to do sth.(需)要某人做某事

If you have a problem with that, I want you to tell me right now.

如果你有异议，我要你马上告诉我。

They began to want their father to be the same as other daddies.

他们开始希望他们的父亲能和别人的老爸一样。

The teacher wants us to clean the classroom

That child wants a nurse to look after him.

那孩子需要保姆照顾他

The manager wants you to think it over.

经理希望你仔细考虑一下。

She wants Mary to go with her.

她希望玛丽和她一道去。

My classmates want me to work for the wall newspaper.

我班同学要我担任墙报工作。

He wants you to see him in his office tomorrow.

他要你明天早上到他办公室找他。

Don't you want someone to go along with you?

你不想要谁和你一道去吗?

I don't want that sort of thing to keep happening.

我不愿老发生这样的事。

【4】want+sth.done在要别人把某事作了。

He wants the work done at once.

He wanted his power recognized.

他希望他的权力得到认可。

I wanted it answered how the picture was drawn.

我想就这幅画是如何绘画的得到一个回答。

I don't want the child left alone.

我不希望把这孩子单独留下。

He wants his sprained ankle carefully treated.

他要叫人把他扭伤的足踝细心地医治。

We don't want anything said about this.

我们希望这事不要谈起了。

He did not want anything crossed out.

他希望不要把任何东西划掉。

I want these shoes resoled.

我想把这双鞋换鞋底。

China wanted the boundary properly negotiated.

中国希望就边界问题进行适当谈判。

【5】sth+want+doing=sth want to be done某事需要做。

Your hair wants cutting.

你的头发该理了。

This curtain wants washing.

这窗帘该洗了。

Your coat wants brushing.

你的大衣需要刷一刷。

His pipe wants cleaning.

他的烟斗需要擦一擦了。

The sheets for your bed will want airing,I suppose. 我想,你的床单需要晾晒一下了。

Our house wants doing up.

=Our house wants to be done up

我们的房子需要修一修。

The windows wants cleaning/to be cleaned.

【6】want+sth/sb+形容词/副词/介词短语

And remember, we want him alive.

记住，我们要他活着

I want the letter ready by tomorrow.

我要明天就准备好这封信。

I want it back right now.

我要别人立刻把它还给我。

I want my money back!

我要讨回我的钱！

Are you sure you want me back?

你确实想让我回来吗?

This child wants you out of the room.

这孩子要你到外面去。

The teacher wants you in the classroom.

老师要你去教室。

【7】主语+be+wanted

You're wanted on the phone.

有你的电话。

You're wanted at the director's office.

要你到厂长办公室去一下。

He is wanted by the police.

警察正通缉他

【8】主语+be+wanted

She is a wanted woman.

她是通缉犯。

【9】主语+be+wanting

That man is a little wanting.

那人心智上有点缺陷。

You shall never want while I have any money left.

只要我有余钱,你就不会缺少什么。

A few pages of this book are wanting.

这本书缺几页。

【10】want of sth用作名词(n.)

Your work shows great want of judgement.

你的工作表明你非常缺乏判断力。

Your work shows want of care.

你的工作证明你不够细心。

For want of a nail the wheel came off.

因少了一个钉子,这轮子掉下来了。

The plants died from want of water.

这些植物因缺水而死。

Their health had suffered from years of want.

他们长年贫困影响了身体健康。

Thus a computer is soon viewed as a need rather than a want.

这样,计算机很快就被视为必需品,而非需求品。

[注意]want之后不能跟从句或“object+n.”结构作宾语。

【二】 wish表示客观上不太可能实现的希望或表示祝愿。常用于以下结构【1】wish sth 愿意/希望某事

T hey informed him that they wished reconciliation.

他们告诉他,他们愿意和解。

Well, if you wish it I could call on you on Friday.

好的,如果你真希望那样,那么我可以在星期五拜访你。

That's what I have always wished.

这是我一向想要的。

【2】wish+to do sth.希望做某事

I wish to visit America someday.

If possible, I wish to work in sales department.

如果可能的话,我希望在销售部工作

I wish to lodge a complaint.

我想提出控告。

She ardently wished to be independent.

她热切地盼望自立。

I don't wish to be disturbed in my work.

我希望工作时不受干扰。

Mr. White is on the phone, wishing to speak to you.

怀特先生来电话,要跟你讲话。

I wish to leave my property to my children.

我想把财产留给子女。

They wished to have closer cultural and economic links with us.

他们愿意和我们有更密切的文化和经济联系。

I wish once again to express our warmest welcome to you.

我愿意再次向你们表示最热烈的欢迎。

The doctor, not wishing to make her nervous, did not fully explain the seriousness of her condition.

大夫不愿意使她紧张,没有充分给她说明病情的严重性。

【3】wish+sb. to do sth.希望某人做某事

His parents wishes him to be a scientist in the future.

Do you wish me to stay?

你想要我留下吗?

Do you wish me to serve dinner now?

你想让我现在开饭吗?

Why don't you wish her to accept the post?

你为什么不愿意她接受这个职位?

I wish you to leave me alone.

我不要你管我。

Is there anything else you wish me to bring you?

你还想让我给你带点儿别的什么东西吗?

He wished someone else to take his place.

他希望有别人来替他。

I don't wish the subject to be raised again.

我希望不要再提出这个问题。

He wishes the country to be reunited at an early date to see her.

他多么盼望祖国早日重新统一,见她一面啊!

【4】wish+sb.+n 双宾语祝愿某人......

I wish you success!

I wish you a good journey.

祝你一路平安

The pupils wish their teacher good morning before classes begin.

上课前学生问老师早晨好。

I wished her good night and went upstairs.

我和她说了声“晚安”就上楼了。

He wished them all a Merry Christmas and departed early.

他向他们大家说了“圣诞快乐”之后,很早就走了。

They wished us good luck.

他们祝我们交好运。

They wished him a quick recovery.

他们希望他早日痊愈。

Let's wish you a long life.

祝你长寿。

Wish you a pleasant trip.

祝你旅途愉快。

We certainly wish them victory.

我们当然希望他们胜利。

I wish him joy of his dealing with the customer who had caused so much trouble before. 他要和那位增添了那么多麻烦的主顾打交道,我但愿他吉利吧。

【5】wish+sb+adj.复合宾语祝愿某人.

I wish you happy!

You know we wish you to be happy.

你知道我们希望你幸福。

I wish it to be clear that the decision is final.

我希望明确一下,这个决定是不可更改的。

He wished himself dead.

他希望自己死去。

We wish nobody ill.

我们不希望任何人有病。

Do you wish your coffee black or white, sir?

先生,您要的咖啡加不加牛奶?

【6】wish+sth+done希望(别人)做了某事

I wish the work finished tomorrow.

我希望这工作明天完成。

He did not wish it mentioned.

他不愿意提到这件事。

I wish the work finished this week.

【7】wish+that clause但愿. .....(从句要用虚拟语气)

I wish(that) I were young again.

I wish I were a millionaire.

我但愿自己是个百万富翁。

He wished Rose were there to share in the joy.

他真愿意露丝也在那里分享他的喜悦。

How I wish it wasn't raining.

现在要是不下雨多好。

I do wish I knew more about the subject.

我要是对这问题知道得更多一些多好

I wish I knew what was going to happen.

但愿我能知道要发生什么事

She wished she'd stayed at home.

她但愿当时在家。

He wished he hadn't done it.

他想要是自己没这样做多好。

I wish Haas had come with us.This is more in his line than mine. 要是哈斯也来了就好了。对这,他比我更懂行一些。

I wish that you hadn't told me all this.

我倒希望你当初别把这一切都告诉我。

She wished she had stayed at home.

她懊悔的是她当时要是在家就好了。

I wish that I could have gone with you last night.

我但愿昨晚能和你一起去了那里。

I earnestly wish I could have been present at the meeting yesterday. 我倒真愿意能参加昨天的会议。

I wish he would arrive at some conclusions.

我希望他能得出某种结论。

We wish that he would settle down.

他要是过上安定的生活就好了。

He wishes that his father would decide the matter for him.

他希望他父亲能替他决定此事。

I wish you wouldn't smoke any more.

我希望你别再抽烟了。

I wish he wouldn't go out every night.

他要是每天晚上不出去就好了。

I wish very much you could manage to come over.

我非常希望你能设法到这里来。

I wish it might prove true.

我希望证明这是真的。

She wishes sincerely that she might do something to comfort him. 她真诚地希望自己能做些什么来安慰他。

[注意]wish后跟宾语从句时要用虚拟语气。

【8】用作名词(n.)

Our wish for better times has come true.

我们要求过好日子的愿望已实现。

Please respect my wishes and do as I ask.

请尊重我的意愿,按我要求的去做。

If you had three wishes, what would you choose?

假设你有三个愿望,这三个愿望都是什么呢?

She wanted a new bike for Christmas and she got her wish.

她想在圣诞节得到一辆新的自行车,结果如愿以偿了。

May all your wishes come true!

但愿你所有的愿望都能实现。

I have no wish for a well-paid position.

我不祈求待遇优厚的职位。

He closed his eyes and made a wish.

他闭上眼睛许了个愿。

Give my best wishes to your parents.

请转达我对你父母最美好的祝愿。

We sent our best wishes for her birthday.

我们对她的生日致以最良好的祝愿。

Please accept my sincere wishes.

请接受我的真诚祝愿。

The wish is father to the thought.

愿望为信念之父。

She had expressed a wish to see the gardens.

她表示了想看看花园的愿望。

His wish to make progress will surely be realized.

他要求进步的愿望一定会实现。

I have no wish to go with him.

我不想同他一起去。

I have no wish to appear rude.

我无意显得粗鲁。

She expressed a wish to be alone.

她表示希望别人不要打扰她。

I have no wish to go again.

我不希望再去。

【9】It is one’s wish +that-clause

It is our wish that he should do what he pleases.

我们希望他爱做什么就做什么

It is our wish that he go abroad for further study.

我们希望他出国继续深造。

It is my wish that he do so.

我希望他这样做。

【10】one’s wish is/was+that-clause

His last wish was that he should see his grandchildren again.

他临死之前,最后的愿望是想再看看他的孙子孙女们。

【11】wish for sth希望得到某物

The fisherman wished for a new house, but he was soon sorry.

渔夫想得到一幢新房子,但他很快就后悔了。

I will send you the book you wished for.

我会把你想要的那本书寄给你的。

The children have everything they could possibly wish for.

孩子们要什么有什么。

We wish for peace.我们盼望和平。

How she wished for an opportunity to come and visit our Great Wall.

她多么希望能有机会来看看我们的长城。

If you wish for further explanation, you'd better apply in person to the director.

如果你想得到进一步说明,你最好直接找主任联系。

We were wishing for cool weather.

我们盼望着凉爽的天气。

【12】wish away

A:继续表达个人的愿望(wish away作此解时通常不用于进行体)。

It's no use just wishing away for week after week, you have to take some action!

光是周复一周地表白你的愿望是毫无作用的,你必须付诸某种行动!

B:希望…离开〔消失〕

With all her heart, she wished him away, but he refused to go.

她一心一意地希望他离开,可是他就是不走。

It would be nice, wouldn't it?if we could wish this terrible weather away and make the sun shine!如果能凭我们的愿望把这可怕的天气变得阳光明媚,那真是妙极了,不是吗?

She kissed the child's knee and said that she would wish the pain away.

她亲吻着孩子的膝盖说道,她会用祝愿驱走他的疼痛的。

These problems cannot be wished away, you know.

你要知道,这些问题不是你希望它不存在它就能不存在的。

【13】wish on〔upon〕

A:向…祈求

You can wish upon a star.

你可以向星星祈祷。

Mary wished on a star that she could pass the test.

玛丽求老天保佑她考试及格。

B:使打扰,使染上(作此解时通常不用于进行体)

I don't think we can wish the children on your parents while we're away.

我想在我们外出期间,不能把孩子们推给你父母亲照管。

She's a difficult person; I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy.

她是个难相处的人,就是我的死敌,我也不愿把她推给他。

They wished the hardest job on me.

他们把最艰苦的工作硬推给我。

I wouldn't wish such an illness upon my worst enemy.

我绝不希望我的死敌染上这样的一种病。

【三】hope强调主观上的“希望”。常用于以下结构：

【1】hope+to do sth.希望做某事

W e hope to visit Yan'an soon.

I hope to hear from you soon.

我希望不久能收到你的来信

He hopes to take a vacation in May.

他期望在五月休假。

We all hope to go to college.

我们都希望去上大学。

She hopes to spend a year in England after she leaves school.

她希望毕业后去英国呆一年。

You might tell them that I hope to be back tomorrow night.

你可以告诉他们,我希望明晚回来。

You can't hope to win an easy victory.

你不能指望侥幸取胜。

With your nothing-can-be-done attitude, you can't hope to accomplish anything. 抱着这种无所作为的态度,你别想有什么成就。

I'm hoping to borrow some money.

我希望借点钱。

I am hoping to go abroad for further study this year.

我正在盼望今年能出国深造。

We had hoped to be able to come and see you.

我们本来打算能来看你。

She had hoped to visit her sister but it was impossible.

她曾希望去看看妹妹,但是未能实现。

【2】hope+that clause希望......

Our foreign friends hope that they can join the Ma y Day celebrations in Beijing We hope that we will be better paid.

我们希望得到更好的报酬。

I hope she will like the flowers.

我希望她会喜欢这些花。

I hope you will help me.

我希望你能帮助我。

I hope it will be fine tomorrow.

我希望明天天气好。

I hope it may not come true.

我希望这件事不会成为事实。

I hope he may arrive safely.

我希望他会安全到达。

I hope that fortune may smile upon you.

我希望幸运会降临到你的头上。

We hope that you have a good time on the trip.

我们希望你们旅行愉快。

I hope you stay for lunch.

我希望你留下来吃午饭。

I hope the bus comes soon.

我希望公共汽车很快会来。

I was hoping that you could lend me your car.

我希望您能借我用一下您的车。

We were hoping that you would stay with us.

我们希望你留下来和我们在一起。

I had hoped that you would come to our rescue.

我曾希望你会来救我们。

I've been hoping that I'd have a chance to see the film.

我一直希望有机会看到那部电影。

I had been hoping that my son would be a teacher.

我原先希望我的儿子能成为一名教师。

I hope she doesn't dislike the flowers.

我希望她不会讨厌这些花。

I hope she doesn't wake up.

我希望她没有醒来。

I hope you haven't hurt yourself.

但愿你没伤着自己。

I hope I do not inconvenience you.

我希望我没有使你不方便。

I can't but hope that I arrive at the station in time.

我只能希望我会及时赶到车站。

I don't hope that you tell lies.

我不希望你撒谎。

I hope that you won't tell lies.

我希望你不要撒谎。

【3】hope+so/not希望.这样/不是这样

Will it be fine tomorrow? —I hope so.

明天会晴吗?——希望会晴。

Will it be windy tomorrow?—I hope not.

明天会刮风吗?——但愿别刮风。

He is annoyed with me, isn't he?—I hope not.

他大概生我的气了吧?我希望不是这么回事。

【4】It is hoped that

It is hoped to finish the job this week.

希望本周能结束这项工作。

It is hoped that peace will be soon concluded.

可以期望不久将缔结和约。

It is hoped that there can also be a meeting with Dr. Johnson.

希望也能和约翰逊博士会见。

It is hoped that all these plans will be carried out next year.

所有的计划可望明年执行。

It is earnestly hoped that you'll attend out tea party.

诚挚地希望你参加我们的茶会。

It is sincerely hoped that we can join the National Day celebrations in Beijing. 恳切希望我们能参加北京的国庆节庆祝活动。

It is hoped that he will get a severe punishment.

希望他会受到严厉的惩罚。

It is hoped that everyone should pay attention.

希望大家都要注意。

【5】用作名词(n.)

All my hopes have come true.

我所有的希望都已成为现实。

Her great hope is a bicycle for Christmas.

她非常希望圣诞节时能得到一辆自行车。

Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad dinner.

事前希望真美妙,事后失败成苦恼。

She never completely gave up hope.

她从不完全放弃希望。

His promise gave me hope.

他的许诺给了我希望。

Do not allow yourself to indulge in false hopes. 不要让自己沉湎于虚无缥缈的期望之中。

We've pinned all our hopes on you.

我们已把一切希望都寄托在你的身上。

This brought new hope to him.

这给他带来了新的希望。

If it were not for hope, the heart would break.

人是靠希望活着的。

He was disappointed in his hopes.

他失望了。

There is a ray of hope.

有一线希望。

It fell short of my hopes.

它不能满足我的希望。

They are full of hope for the future.

他们对未来充满希望。

He left me with a great deal of hope.

他使我充满希望。

He is not without hope.

他不是毫无希望。

You're my only hope.Please help me.

你是我唯一寄予希望的人,请帮帮我。

A car is my hope.

我想有一辆车。

【6】hope of sth/doing sth 某事/做某事的希望She has no hope of success.

她没有成功的希望。

There is much hope of further improvement.

大有进一步改进的可能性。

He is the hope of the family.

他是家中的希望。

Peace is the hope of the world.

和平是全世界的希望。

Does our only hope of survival lie in disarmament?

我们生存的唯一希望在于裁军吗?

All hope of finding them was abandoned and the search was called off. 找到他们的一切希望都已放弃,搜寻工作也已取消。

He gave up all hope of succeeding.

他放弃了一切获得成功的希望。

He has lost all hope of becoming the president.

他已经失去了当校长的一切希望。

There is not much hope of their being alive .

他们仍然活着的希望不大。

There is no hope of his passing this examination.

他没有希望通过这次考试。

【7】hope+for n./pron.

I fear there is no hope for her.

我怕她没有希望。

Parents have high hopes for their children.

父母对自己的孩子寄予厚望。

I expressed my hope for his recovery.

我表示希望他能康复。

Our hopes for fine weather were not disappointed.

我们希望有个好天气,老天没有让我们失望。

Technical co-operation is the only hope for progress.

技术合作是进步的唯一希望。

【8】There is +adj.+hope +that-clause

There is little hope that he will come.

他来的希望很小。

There is a faint hope that she may be cured.

她治愈的希望很渺茫。

I have good hope that he will soon be well again. 我坚信他不久就会康复。

【9】hope for 希望,希望得到

We hope for an early spring.

我们希望春天早早到来。

After this dry weather everyone hopes for rain.

经过这段干旱天气之后,人人盼望下雨。

How I hope for his speedy recovery!

我多么希望他早日康复啊!

We hope for foreign aid but cannot depend on it. 我们希望有外援,但是我们不能依赖它。

This time they really hoped for better results.

这次他们的确希望取得较好的成果。

We all hope for a better life.

我们都希望生活得好些。

He still hopes for more.

他还抱更多的期望。

A still larger attendance is hoped for.

希望有更多的人出席。

An improvement in our meal is hoped for.

大家希望改善一下伙食。

There is nothing to be hoped for.

没什么可指望的了。

【10】hope for sb/sth to do sth

I hope for my son to become a doctor.

我希望我儿子会成为一名医生。

I hope for this book to become a best seller.

我希望这本书会成为一本畅销书。

I hope for the weather to improve soon.

我希望天气会很快转好。

【11】抱乐观态度,作最好的打算hope for the best

Let us hope for the best.我们往最好处想吧。

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。

【12】be beyond〔past〕hope(成功、痊愈等)毫无希望

They are trying to cure him of his drug addiction but he is beyond hope. 他们想戒除他的毒瘾,但是他已经不可救药了。

It is beyond all hope of repair.

它已无法修理了。

She is past hope of recovery.

她没有康复的希望了。

【13】build up〔raise〕sb's hopes使某人抱有希望

The new agreement raised their hopes for conditions of prosperity and harmony.

新的协议唤起了他们对繁荣和谐前景的期望。

【14】hold out hope(对…)抱有(…)希望

他对于娶她为妻抱有一些希望。

【15】hope against hope抱一线希望

He hoped against hope that his lost watch would be found.

他抱着侥幸的心理,希望能找到他那只丢失的表。

We were hoping against hope that our son was among the survivors. 我们对儿子生还存一线希望。

【16】in (the) hope (of)怀着…的希望

He's in the hope of success.

他满怀成功的希望。

We returned to the park in the hope of finding her wallet.

我们回到公园,希望能找到她的钱包。

He came to see me in the hope that I would help him.

他来找我,希望我能帮助他。

I'm in great hope that she will recover.

我非常希望她会康复。

【17】live in hope(s)希望事情会成功; 乐观地寻求改进

I haven't found a suitable job yet, but I still live in hope.

我还未找到合适的工作,但希望能有工作使我如愿。

Things seem bad, but we live in hope.

形势似乎很糟,但我们仍希望有好的转机。

The exam results haven't come through yet, but I live in hope.

虽然考试结果还未公布,但我仍在期待着好成绩。

【18】live in hope(s) of sth

We live in hopes of better times.

我们希望情况会好转。

The prisoner lives in hope of an early release.

这个囚犯希望能提前被释放

【19】some hope 有些希望

There is some hope that things will improve.

情况好转还是有希望的。

There is some hope that a peace pact will be signed between the two countries.这两

国间有签订和平公约的希望。

[注意] hope后不能跟复合宾语。

【四】 expect强调客观上可能实现的“期望”，“期待”等常用于以下结构：

【1】expect+n./pron .盼望或期待某物

A:vt.期望/期待/盼望某事

He is expecting her letter.

Don't expect too much of him.

We should not expect success overnight.

我们不能期望一夜之间就取得成功。

The old man is expecting his daughter’s visit.

这个老人盼望着他女儿的到访。

None of us expected it.

这是我们谁也没料想到的。

Dark clouds massed, and we expected rain.

乌云集结,眼看就要下雨。

I expect a storm.

我预计会有一场暴风雨。

Though they expected immediate death, they seemed without fear.

虽然他们预计到死亡即将到来,但他们似乎毫不惧怕。

I'm expecting Tom any minute now.

我现在期待着汤姆随时到来。

I shall expect your opinion of it very soon.

我希望很快听到你关于此事的意见。

They expect payment in five days.

他们希望5天内付款。

With a face all smiles he told us that the village expected a good harvest. 他满面笑容地告诉我们,他们村收成不会差。

Well, you can't expect perfection.

嗨,你不能指望十全十美。

But we should not expect success overnight.

但我们不能期望一夜之间就取得成功。

We're expecting a telegram.

我们正等一封电报。

Rain and thundershowers are expected in the southern plateau region.

高原南部地区有望有雨和雷阵雨

B:vt.预料/预计

I expect a storm.

我预计会有场暴风雨来。

I expect that I will be back on Sunday.

我预计星期日回来。

He expects to fail the exam.

他预料无法通过考试。

C:vt.怀孕

It’s public knowledge she’s expecting a baby.

大家都知道她已怀孕了。

My sister is expecting a baby during June.

我姐姐6月间要生孩子了。

His wife is expecting a baby.

他的妻子有喜了。

【2】expect+to do.sth.期望做某事

I didn’t expect to find you here.

我没料到在这里碰到你。

I expect to get a birthday present from my dad.

我期待着收到一件来自父亲的礼物。

She expects to go there next week.

The scientists expect to find a chemical cure for lung cancer within five years. 科学家们预期在5年以内找到一种治疗肺癌的化学药物。

I expect to have read this book by next Tuesday.

我预计下星期二以前把这本书读完。

The old man is seriously ill and not expected to live.

那老人病得很重,预计活不下去了。

I expect to be back next Monday.

我预计下星期一回来。

They expected to finish the work by Friday.

他们预计星期五可完成这项工作。

They expect to overfulfil their target.

他们估计可超额完成指标。

When do you expect to be in?

你估计什么时候能回来?

I hardly expected to find you still here.

我简直没想到你还在这里。

If you expect to enter college in the fall, you should apply now.

如果你希望秋季上大学,现在就应该申请了。

I expect to see him tomorrow.

我期望明天见到他。

How can you expect to make headway if you don't work hard?

你不下苦功怎么能有进步呢?

He hopes he'll win the prize but he doesn't really expect to win it.

他希望获奖,但并不真的指望自己获奖。

You cannot expect to turn the clock back.

你不能指望时钟倒转。

When our visit to the farm was over, we expected to start back on foot.

农场参观完了,我们就准备步行回来。

This year the commune expects to increase the area of its salt fields to 45,000 mu. 今年乡里打算把盐场面积扩大到45,000 亩。

He didn't expect to be looked down upon.

他不希望受到轻视。

He expected to be forgiven.

他期待得到宽恕。

【3】expect+sb.to do sth.盼望某人做某事。

He expected her to go with him.

他期望她同他一起去。

Do you expect him to teach you English?

你希望他教你英语吗？

He expects you to finish the work in time.

They expected steel production to reach 20 million tons.

他们预计钢产量将达到2000万吨。

I expected you to be here promptly.

我以为你很快就会来的。

She expected us to be waiting for her there.

她以为我们还在那儿等她。

I'm expecting you to telephone me.

我期待你会给我打电话来。

The teacher expects us to work hard.

老师要我们努力学习。

You really can't expect me to believe that.

真的,你不能指望我相信那个。

We expect writers to produce more and better works.

我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。

England expects every man to do his duty.

英格兰期望每个人都尽职尽责。

Don't expect me to wait on you hand and foot, make your own breakfast. 不要样样都指望我伺候你,你的早饭你自己做。

I don't expect him to do impossibilities.

我并非要他做办不到的事情。