expected
/ɪkˈspɛk.tɪd/ 形容词 B2中文： 预期的、预料的、期待中的
- Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. · The expected storm never arrived.
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It did so indeed, and much sooner than she had expected: before she had drunk half the bottle, she found her head pressing against the ceiling, and had to stoop to save her neck from being broken.
There were three plates laid, so that Marilla must be expecting some one home with Matthew to tea; but the dishes were everyday dishes and there was only crab-apple preserves and one kind of cake, so that the expected company could not be any particular company.
She had expected Mrs.
I’ve always heard that Prince Edward Island was the prettiest place in the world, and I used to imagine I was living here, but I never really expected I would.
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