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单词 expectation
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expectation
noun
uk
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
B2[Cusually plural]
thefeelingthat good things are going tohappenin thefuture:
期盼；盼望；希望
Theholidaylivedup toallourexpectations(= was as good as we wereexpecting).假期过得一点也没有让我们失望。
Ihave highexpectationsforthisjob(= Ibelieveit will be good).我对这份工作的期望值很高。
We did so well -beyond all(=betterthan)ourexpectations.我们做得非常好——远远超过了我们的预期。
Ithinkshe hadunrealisticexpectations ofmotherhood.我觉得她对做妈妈的憧憬有些不切实际。
[CorU]
thefeelingofexpectingsomething tohappen:
预料，预期；期待
Considering theinjurieshe's had there can be little expectationofhimwinningtherace.考虑到他的伤病，他赢得这场比赛的希望不大。
Our expectations arethatthe UK willcutitsinterestrate.我们预计英国会降低利率。
against/contrary to all expectations
different from what isexpected:
出乎所有人的预料；意想不到的是
Contrary to all expectations, she wasacceptedby theacademy.意想不到的是，她竟然被学院录取了。
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  • Contrary to allourexpectations, he'sfounda well-paidjoband anicegirlfriend.
  • Thesuccessofourcampaignhasexceededourwildestexpectations.
  • The company'sresultsare inlinewithstockmarketexpectations.
  • She could nevermeasureup to her mother's expectations.
  • Theconcertwasbrilliant- itlivedup to allourexpectations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hoping and hopefulness
  • appealingly
  • boosterish
  • boosterism
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  • cautiously
  • glass
  • hopeful
  • hopefully
  • hopefulness
  • ill
  • it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
  • la-la land
  • over-expectation
  • pinyourhopes onsomething/someoneidiom
  • pipe dream
  • please Godidiom
  • Pollyanna
  • positive
  • trust
  • wing
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Planning, expecting and arranging
(Definition ofexpectationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

expectation| American Dictionary

expectation
noun[C/U]
us
/ˌek·spekˈteɪ·ʃən/
thefeelingorbeliefthat something will or shouldhappen:
[U]Considering hisgrades, there is little expectation of his getting intomedicalschool.
[Cusually pl]Last year’spredictionsfellabitshortof expectations.
(Definition ofexpectationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

expectation| Business English

expectation
noun[C,often plural]
uk
/ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/us
what youbelieveorhopewillhappenin thefuture:
Now the expectation is just 81centsashare,accordingto asurveyof adozenanalysts.
expectation that sthThebankshelpout thegovernmentin the expectation thatfavourswill bereturnedovertime.
Thecompanysaysitsrevenuethisyearwillfall$500,000shortofearlierexpectations.
Costpressuresaregrowing, andpublicandmarketexpectationsofinflationarerising.
Thegroupsaid itexpectedresultsfor the secondhalfto beinlinewith expectations, though there may be ashortfallin the firsthalfof theyear.
(Definition ofexpectationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpectation

expectation
The teachers' articulations reveal that their expectations and experiences interrelate in complex, sometimes unexpected, ways.
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In addition to stereotypical patterns and expectations, men and women may differ in the way they arrange ad hoc gigs with each other.
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Their educational levels have given them high expectations in terms of employment.
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Proposition 3 expresses the sense in which expectations under our calculation framework approximate full rationality when calculation costs are low.
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When doing this, the government uses a misspecified model, which misinterprets the role of private sector expectations.
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We analyze the formation of individual inflation expectations in three steps.
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If the public expects a negative shock, then the public's inflation expectations are below the uninformed central bank's inflation expectations.
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The right side shows the inflation expectations of the public depending on the announced target.
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The resurgence of actual and prospective disinflation in industrialized countries has resulted in new interest in the possibility of self-fulfilling deflationary expectations.
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Besides forming rational expectations, agents in our model experiment with various other expectations strategies that are computationally cheaper than rational expectations.
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One of these problems is due to the fact that economic models may exhibit multiple rational expectations solutions.
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In this case, fluctuations driven by the volatility of expectations appear in the neighborhood of the steady state.
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As tariffs decline, product cycle times decrease and expectations for high quality diffuse, companies are seeking to standardize the layout and operations of their factories.
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Now for my fourth and final point, the overstaffing of the presidency and what it may contribute to the gap between expectations and performance.
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Table 2 summarizes our theoretical expectations for the explanatory variables.
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conditional expectation
Table 5 shows the contemporaneous correlation between conditional expectation and variance of excess returns across financial-cycle phases.
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cultural expectation
On the other hand, theculturalexpectationis that men should provide for themselves and women should be provided for.
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customer expectation
It also leads directly to a strong and viable client-service relationship and, importantly, it indicates howcustomerexpectationcan be managed.
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