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expectedly

/ik-spekt/US // ɪkˈspɛkt //UK // (ɪkˈspɛkt) //

意外地,意料之中,意料之中的,意料之中地

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
    • : to look for with reason or justification: We expect obedience.
    • : Informal. to suppose or surmise; guess: I expect that you are tired from the trip.
    • : to anticipate the birth of: Paul and Sylvia expect their second very soon.

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Examples

  • Hogan said he expects to have used all of the LabGun tests by the end of the year.

  • This year, things will look a little different, but you can still expect to have a good time here.

  • He said he’s fatigued most of the time but expects to make a full recovery.

  • Durant and Harden remain friends after their shared time together in Oklahoma City, and both could be expected to feast on the East’s weaker competition.

  • About 2,000 are eligible for retirement, but Metro officials don’t expect enough will take it to avoid layoffs.

  • The whole altercation is fairly adorable and the Internet is expectedly obsessed with it.

  • The case had come up expectedly two days after a public holiday.

  • Here in this rich alluvial plain population might, expectedly, be dense at a very early period.

  • Quite expectedly, the single slate of candidates presented by the Fatherland Front usually gets elected unanimously.