Expectancy
[ ɪk'spɛktənsi ]
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n. 期待，期望;期望的东西;
💡 词根助记
expect期望+ancy名词后缀→期待，期望
📝 例句
There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
expectancy
n[U]
state of expecting or hoping 预料; 预计; 期待; 盼望; 指望
a look/feeling of expectancy 期望的神色[心情]
She went to meet him with an air of expectancy, ie as if expecting him to bring sth. 她去见他时带著有所期待的神情. Cf 参看 life expectancy (life).
🔁 扩展释义
n. 期待, 期望的事物, 嘱望, 希望, 期望, 预期【医】 预期【经】 预期数, 预期价值
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At the end of the second lap.
在第二圈结束时。
Mr. Green doesn't climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep.
格林先生不从烟囱上爬下来，他等候孩子们都睡熟。
OK. And we'd better ask Mom whether it's cheap enough!
好的。我们最好是问问妈妈价钱是否便宜！