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expectant怎么读

音标:英 [ɪk'spekt(ə)nt; ek-] 美[ɪk'spɛktənt]

expectant是什么意思

  • adj. 期待的;怀孕的;预期中的
  • n. 期待者;候选人

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expectant的词态变化


副词: expectantly;

英文词源


expectant (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French expectant or directly from Latin expectantem/exspectantem (nominative expectans/exspectans), present participle of expectare/exspectare "await, desire, hope" (see expect). Meaning "pregnant" is by 1861. Related: Expectantly. As a noun, "one who waits in expectation," from 1620s.

expectant的双语例句


1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
埃米遇见的准妈妈们个个洋溢着自豪和喜悦。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
菲利普在地板上踱来踱去,一副典型的神经紧张的准爸爸形象。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
她转身望着我,脸上带着期待的表情。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur.
人群的喧哗平息下来,变成了满怀期待的低语声。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
我记得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。

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