anticipation
英 [æntɪsɪ'peɪʃ(ə)n]
美[æn,tɪsɪ'peʃən]
- n. 希望;预感;先发制人;预支
英英释意
- 1. pleasurable expectation
- 2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm);
- "each of them had their own anticipations"
- "an indicator of expectancy in development"
- 3. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
- 4. some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one;
- "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"
- "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"
- 5. wishing with confidence of fulfillment
双语例句
- 1. He will be attending next week's American Grammy Awards in feverish anticipation.
- 他将带着紧张兴奋的期待出席下周的美国格莱美奖颁奖。
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- 2. Investors were storing up a lot of cash in anticipation of disaster.
- 投资者预料会出现灾难,正在储备大量现金。
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- 3. Meg was in a state of fevered anticipation.
- 梅格处于一种兴奋的期待中。
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- 4. We were breathless with anticipation.
- 我们满怀期待,激动得快要无法呼吸。
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- 5. An atmosphere of anticipation vibrated through the crowd.
- 期待的心情在人群中弥漫开来。
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