expectation

noun

1. 预料；预期；期待
   a belief that sth will happen because it is likely
   1. We are confident in our expectation of a full recovery.
      我们满怀信心地期待着完全康复。
   2. There was a general expectation that he would win.
      普遍认为他会获胜。
   3. I applied for the post more in hope than expectation.
      我申请这个职位是希望多于期待。
   4. The expectation is that property prices will rise.
      预计地产价格会上涨。
   5. Contrary to expectations , interest rates did not rise.
      出乎意料的是利率并未上升。
   6. Against all expectations , she was enjoying herself.
      完全没想到她过得非常快活。
2. 希望；盼望
   a hope that sth good will happen
   1. She went to college with great expectations.
      她满怀希望地进入大学。
   2. There was an air of expectation and great curiosity.
      有着一种期待和好奇的感觉。
   3. The results exceeded our expectations.
      结果比我们希望的还好。
   4. The numbers attending fell short of expectations.
      出席的人数比预期的要少。
   5. The event did not live up to expectations .
      这项比赛有负众望。
3. 期望；指望
   a strong belief about the way sth should happen or how sb should behave
   1. Some parents have unrealistic expectations of their children.
      有的父母对孩子的指望不切实际。
   2. Unfortunately the new software has failed to meet expectations .
      遗憾的是新软件并不理想。

1. N-UNCOUNT 期待;期望；预期
   Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want.
   1. Students' expectations were as varied as their expertise...
      学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。
   2. The car has been General Motors' most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations...
      那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。
   3. The Chancellor's statement lowers expectations of an early election...
      总理的发言使人们对提前选举不再抱太大期望。
   4. Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.
      与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。
2. N-COUNT 期望;希望
   A person's expectations are strong beliefs which they have about the proper way someone should behave or something should happen.
   1. Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.
      斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。
   2. ...the expectation that the grieving process should have a time limit on it.
      希望悲痛情绪不要长久持续下去

1. Students 'expectations were as varied as their expertise
   学生们的期望根据他们的专业各有不同。
2. The car has been General Motors 'most visible success story, with sales far exceeding expectations
   那种车是通用汽车公司有目共睹最成功的车型，销量远远超过预期。
3. The Chancellor's statement lowers expectations of an early election
   总理的发言使人们对提前选举不再抱太大期望。
4. Contrary to general expectation, he announced that all four had given their approval.
   与大众的期盼相反的是，他宣布那4个人都同意了。
5. Stephen Chase had determined to live up to the expectations of the Company.
   斯蒂芬·蔡斯决心不辜负公司的期望。
6. The mood is one of paranoia and expectation of war.
   那是一种对战争既畏惧又期待的心理。
7. The weight of expectation was getting to them
   他们逐渐感觉到了期望带来的压力。
8. We are in momentary expectation of the arrival of you.
   我们无时无刻不在盼望你的到来。
9. The beauties of the West Lake in spring were beyond his expectation.
   西湖的春景要比他所预想的更加美丽。
10. Things are far from being up to one's expectation.
    远非事事都如人意。
11. He took an umbrella with him in expectation of rain.
    他预料天会下雨，带了一把伞。
12. Dreams provide a venue to satisfy an emotional expectation.
    梦提供了一个满足情感期待的地方。
13. Below is a detailed example that introduces an effective expectation model.
    下面是一个介绍了有效的期望模型的详细实例。
14. Expectation model: Customer and company
    期望模型：客户和公司
15. Expectation management can also improve intra-and inter-team communication by promoting a better understanding of stakeholders'stated and unstated expectations.
    通过促进对涉众确定的和未阐明的期望的更好理解，期望管理也可以改善内部的和中间团队的交流。
16. You can see in her face that life was full of interest, expectation and occupation.
    你可以在她脸上看到对她来说生活中充满兴趣，期望和事业。
17. Your price is beyond our expectation.
    你们的报价超出了我们的预期。
18. Conducting market investigation, forecasting and communicating with customers to understand and confirm the customers 'demand and expectation.
    市场调研、预测或与顾客沟通来实现理解确认顾客的需求和期望。
19. I love you. It's not an expectation of perfection.
    我爱你，并不期待着完美。
20. Satisfy customer's need and expectation by continual improvement and fault prevention.
    持续改进并预防缺陷，满足顾客的要求和期望。
21. We set off with hope and expectation.
    我们要带着希望和期待出发。
22. I will be afraid myself to disappoint them very much to my expectation.
    我很害怕自己会辜负了他们对我的期望。
23. Farmers have the similar expectation on the successful education of boys and girls.
    农户对男孩和女孩教育成功的期望已相差无几；
24. You know it will soon be over and there's kind of expectation and excitement in that.
    你知道很快就要结束了，所以会有一种期待和兴奋感。
25. Of course, this also is a result that does not match with our expectation.
    当然，这也是和我们的期望不相匹配的一个答案。
26. The sales exceeded my expectation.
    “销售”超过了我的预料。
27. Art provides a balance between expectation and reality.
    艺术提供了期望与现实间的平衡。
28. Behavior and expectation are different.
    行为和期望是不同的。
29. They have adopted the measure contributing to realize the expectation aim.
    他们采取了有助于实现预期目标的措施。
30. OK, that is my wish, my expectation.
    好了，这是我的心愿，我的期望。

noun

1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future

   Synonym:    outlookprospect

2. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

   Synonym:    arithmetic meanfirst momentexpected value

3. the feeling that something is about to happen

4. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

   Synonym:    anticipation