英语单词短语词组“grammar/british-grammar/expect-hope-or-wait”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

We useexpectto say that we believe that something will happen. We useexpectin the following main patterns:

expect+ object:	She’sexpectinga second baby.
expect+to-infinitive:	Weexpectto move into our new flat next week.
expect+that-clause:	Weexpectedthat the guest house would have much better rooms.
expect+ object +to-infinitive:	The companyexpectsher to be early.

Expectalso means ‘think’ or ‘suppose’. Whenexpecthas this meaning, we do notcommonly use it in the continuous form:

A:
Will he have bought the necklace by now?
B:
Iexpectso.

Not:I’m expecting so.

Iexpectthat he’ll be wearing that bright blue shirt.

Not:I am expecting…

When we expect that something will not happen or is not true,expectis most commonly used in a negative form:

Idon’t expectshe will pass the exam.(preferred toI expect she won’t pass…)

We usehopewhen we do not know whether something will happen or not but we want it to happen. We usehopein the following patterns:

hope+to-infinitive:

I think you werehopingto see your family next week.

hope+thatclause:

Ihopethat your sister recovers quickly from the operation.

hope+for:

[parents discussing the birth of their next child]

We’ve already got two boys so we’rehopingfor a girl.

We usehopeto express good intentions and wishes for the future:

Ihopewe can see each other soon.

Not:I wish we can see each other soon.

Ihopeyou enjoy your stay in Greece.

Not:I wish you enjoy your stay in Greece.

See also:

We usewaitwhen we refer to letting time pass because we are expecting that something is going to happen. We usewaitin the following main patterns:

wait(imperative):	Justwaithere with the bags and I’ll go and get a taxi.
wait+for:	Don’t worry. I’llwaitfor you.
wait+to-infinitive:	When the band arrived at the concert hall, a large crowd of screaming fans werewaitingto greet them.
wait+for+ object +to-infinitive: They’rewaitingfor him to make up his mind and won’t do anything until he does.

We don’t usewaitorwait forto say that we believe that something will happen. We useexpect:

People usuallyexpectholidays to revive their spirits and renew their souls and they often succeed in achieving that target.

Not:People usually wait for holidays to…

We don’t useexpectto refer to time passing when we are talking about something that we hope is going to happen:

I look forward very much to hearing from you soon, and Iwaitanxiously for a positive answer.

Not: …and I expect anxiously a positive answer.

Expect,hopeorwait?