anticipate
单词辨析：
尤指对未来发生的事情（多为好事）抱有期望。
We anticipate reading the novel with great interest.
我们以极大的兴趣期待着阅读这部小说。
We anticipated victory in the war.
我们期盼着战争的胜利。
We must anticipate the difficulties we'll face in our work.
我们必须预料到工作中将面临的困难。
指一直在等待，多强调有耐心。
She awaits his answer.
她等候他的答复。
His latest album is eagerly awaited.
人们正热切期待着他的最新专辑。
The treaty awaits ratification.
这项条约等待着批准。
They are anxiously awaiting the birth of their first child.
他们急切地等待着他们第一个孩子的降生。
指对未来发生的事情有较大的把握，含有期待之意，也指预计某事或某行动的发生。
This is what they expect to happen.
这就是他们预期会发生的事。
She expects her mother to return home any minute now.
她想她妈妈现在随时会回到家。
Rain is expected by the weekend.
预计周末会下雨。
Hi, are you expecting a parcel here?
喂，你是不是在这儿等包裹？
To be frank, we are expecting visitors this evening.
说实话，我们今晚有客人。
相关例句：
If you don't anticipate what may happen, you'll find yourself at a loss when sth. crops up.
你如果没有思想准备，事到临头就会抓瞎。
So in that case, you can anticipate what's going to happen.
在那种情况下，你可以预计，会发生什么。
What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question
杰夫预先回答了我的下一个问题。
Into a situation that you did not anticipate.
进入了一个你无法预料的境地。
He must anticipate the maneuvers of the other lawyers and beat them at their own game
他必须预见到其他律师的策略，并以其人之道还治其人之身，从而打败他们。
It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost
预计将失去相当于192份全职工作的岗位。