anticipate
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it. 预期
At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning. 当时我们不可能预期到我们活动的结果。
It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost. 据预测相当于192个全职的工作将会丧失。
2. V-T If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs. 预先准备
What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question. 杰夫所做的是预先准备我的下一个问题。
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anticipate /ænˈtɪsɪˌpeɪt/ (anticipating,anticipated,anticipates)
剑桥词典
- We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems , but it's impossible to be prepared for every eventuality .
- We don't anticipate any snags with the negotiations .
- We thought the concert in the park would be popular but we didn't anticipate so many people turning up.
- The holiday cost a lot more than we had anticipated.
- Police are anticipating trouble at tonight's game .
anticipate verb [T] (EXPECT)
to imagine or expect that something will happen预期，期望；预料
We don't anticipate any trouble . 我们不希望出现任何问题。
We had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't anticipate. 在进行的过程中，我们遇到一两个没有预料到的难题。
Are you anticipating a lot of people at the party tonight ? 你预计今晚的聚会会有很多人来吗？
[ 动词后面接一个动词ing结构 ] They anticipate having several applicants for the job . 他们预计会有几个人来应聘这份工作。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] They anticipate that they will have several applicants for the job 他们预计会有几个人来应聘这份工作。
[ 动词后面接一个疑问词 ] At this stage we can't really anticipate what will happen . 在这个阶段我们真的无法预料会发生什么。
The anticipated inflation figure is lower than last month's. 预计中的通货膨胀数字低于上月。
例句
anticipate verb [T] (TAKE ACTION)
to take action in preparation for something that you think will happen采取行动来防止；先发制人
It's always best to anticipate a problem before it arises . 防患于未然永远都是最明智之举。
The army anticipated (= took action in preparation for) the explosion by evacuating the town . 这支军队预料会发生爆炸，已疏散了镇上居民。 返回 anticipate