to expect

Both leaders seemed to expect measurable progress.

两位领导人似乎都期望取得显著的进展。

It would be unrealistic to expect such a process ever to be completed.

想要完成这个步骤是不可能的。

It is unrealistic to expect them to be able to solve the problem immediately.

指望他们能够立即解决问题是不现实的。

It is wishful thinking to expect deeper change under his leadership.

指望在他的领导下发生更深层次的变革简直是痴心妄想。

Jones was not so vain and senseless a coxcomb as to expect.

琼斯并不是那么一个不自量，没头没脑的浪荡哥儿。

It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money.

期望人们花那么多的钱是不实际的。

It's unreasonable to expect your child to behave in a caring way if you behave selfishly.

如果你自己表现得很自私却期待你的孩子能关心别人，这是很没道理的。

I know what to expect in my new job.

意为“我知道在新工作中期待什么”。

It seems reasonable to expect rapid urban growth.

似乎有理由期望城市快速发展。

He was not at all nervous, for he knew what to expect.

他心里有底，一点不慌。

You will learn what to expect as your child matures physically

在孩子身体发育成熟时，你就知道会发生什么事了。

This is the kind of behavior we have come to expect of him.

我们预期他会有那种表现，现在果然应验了。

Society has a right to expect obedience of the law.

社会有权要求人人遵守法律.

It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.

想让她那样有经验的人为这点钱工作真是荒唐。

They've been giving broad hints about what to expect.

他们对将会出现什么情况已作了明白的暗示。

This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.

这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。

I never know what to expect from one day to the next.

一天又一天我不知道该期待什么。

We had never experienced this kind of holiday before and had no idea what to expect

我们以前从未有过这样的假期，不知道会怎么样。

They have a right to expect results, not words.

他们有权利期待实际结果，而不是空话。

How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.-

一个女人期望着男人给她建造她理想中的世界，而不是自己亲手创造，这真是大错特错。——

I know it's asking a lot to expect them to win again.

我知道期望他们再次获胜未免要求太高了。

The Macmillan Guide had forewarned me of what to expect.

《麦克米伦指南》已经事先告诫过我会遇到什么情况。

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？

It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice.

要求人家随传随到，太不近人情了吧。

I've reason to expect an addition to our family party.

我知道我们的家庭聚会多一个人。

Shoppers have also come to expect good value regardless of whether they're making a purchase or a return.

买家都会在购买和退货的过程中期待比较划算的方式。

It would be unwise to expect too much

期望过高是不明智的。

I've come to expect this kind of behaviour from him.

对于他的这种举止我渐渐不感到意外了。

The officer briefed her on what to expect.

长官简要向她说了一下可能遇到的情况。

I have arranged with the restaurant to expect us at5:30.

我已在餐厅预定了座位，5：30到。