expect
英[?k'spekt;ek-]
美[?k'sp?kt]
- vt. 期望；指望；認為；預料
- vi. 期待；預期
詞組搭配
be expecting (a baby)
(informal)be pregnant
(非正式)懷孕
to be expected
be completely normal
完全正常；自然的
he had a few lines about the eyes, but at forty-seven that was only to be expected.
他兩眼周圍有一些皺紋，不過四十七歲的人了，這也是正常的。
what can (或 do) you expect?
used to emphasize that there was nothing unexpected about a person or event, however disappointed one might be
你還能指望什么？