expectantly
adverb
uk/ɪkˈspek.tənt.li/us/ɪkˈspek.tənt.li/in anexpectantway(=thinkingthat somethingpleasantorexcitingis going tohappen):
（对愉快或令人激动的事情）期待地，渴望地，盼望地Thedoglookedup atJohnexpectantly.狗一脸期待地抬头看着约翰。
He took out a littlenotebookandwaitedexpectantly.他拿出一个小笔记本，满怀期待地等待着。
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expectant
- Theaudienceshiftedexpectantly intheirseats.
- There wererowsofvulturesshufflingexpectantly on thetinroof.
- The littlegirlswerestandingexpectantly aroundtheirfatherwho wasdistributingtheirlong-awaitedpocketmoney.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- intend
- planner
- provision
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- reckon onsomething
- settle
- sleeve