expect
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。
指强烈要求某事物，尤用于认为自己有权这么做时。
The workers demanded a break between 9:50 and 10:10.
工人们要求9点50分到10点10分之间为休息时间。
He demanded a clear answer from the board.
他要求董事会给出一个明确答复。
She demanded to know who was in charge of this action.
她要求知道谁负责这次行动。
指要求某人提供帮助、建议、信息等。
You are asking too much!
你要求过分了！
He was so busy that he had to ask for help.
他太忙了，不得不请求帮助。
The chairman asked for an explanation.
主席要求给出解释。
指因有权得到某事物而公开提出要求。
Most of those who claimed asylum were refugees.
那些申请政治避难者大多数都是难民。
The bank claimed payment from Susan.
银行要求苏珊付款。
They claimed losses from the express company.
他们就这次损失向那家快递公司提出赔偿要求。
指出于责任或常理而要求某人做某事，含期待之意。
The officer expected the policemen to wear police uniforms.
军官要求警察都穿警服。
This young couple expects a lot of their child.
这对年轻的夫妇对他们的孩子期望很高。
相关例句：
I wasn't expecting you to help
我没指望你帮忙。
She realizes now she expected too much of Helen.
现在她意识到自己对海伦的期望太高了。
Is this a rational thing to expect of your partner, or not?
指望你的伴侣做这件事合理吗？
They expect a gradual improvement in sales of new cars.
他们预计新车的销量会逐步上升。
They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country
他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。
She was expecting another baby
她又怀孕了。