expectant
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英 [?k'spekt(?)nt; ek-]
美[?k'sp?kt?nt]
- adj. 期待的；懷孕的；預期中的
- n. 期待者；候選人
TEM8低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態變化
副詞:?expectantly;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride.
- 埃米遇見的準媽媽們個個洋溢著自豪和喜悅。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Philip paced the floor, a typically nervous expectant father.
- 菲利普在地板上踱來踱去，一副典型的神經緊張的準爸爸形象。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
- 她轉身望著我，臉上帶著期待的表情。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur.
- 人群的喧嘩平息下來，變成了滿懷期待的低語聲。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I remembered the curious expectant light in his eyes.
- 我記得他眼里那好奇而期待的目光。
來自柯林斯例句