regard something as probable or likely ~ anticipate The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow. consider obligatory; request and expect ~ ask, require I expect my students to arrive in time for their lessons. look forward to the probable occurrence of ~ look, await, wait We were expecting a visit from our relatives. consider reasonable or due I’m expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed. be pregnant with ~ have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate There are expecting another child in January. look forward to the birth of a child 期待孩子的降生(预产期) She is expecting in March. v. 期待；预计；要求，指望；认为； 第三人称单数 expects 现在分词 expecting 过去式 expected 过去分词 expected Next week we will be updating our User Agreement so you know what to expect when you use our services.