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expectant怎么读？

expectant

英 [ɪk'spekt(ə)nt; ek-] 美[ɪk'spɛktənt]

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近义词enceinte child pregnant gravid with

adj. 期待的；怀孕的；预期中的
n. 期待者；候选人

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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.

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。