expected
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/ us/ɪkˈspek.tɪd/
(WAITED FOR)
B2 意料之中的;预期的
believed to be going to happen or arrive
The expected counterattack never happened. 预期的反击从未发生。
The painting sold for three times the expected price. 这幅画的售价是预期价格的三倍。
预产的
going to be born soon
They do not yet know the sex of their expected child. 他们还不知道预产的孩子的性别。
- More examples
- They are fuming that the expected pay rise never came.
- What is the expected outcome for the activity?
- Increased costs will eat into the company's expected profits.
- Fierce lobbying has begun ahead of an expected vote in September.
- The bill will have to survive an expected legal challenge.
(REQUIRED)
预料的; 预期的
believed to be something that should happen or be done
A third of pupils are failing to reach the expected standards. 三分之一的学生未能达到预期标准。
His findings suggest a significant departure from the expected level of professionalism and performance of the company's senior leadership. 他的研究结果表明，该公司高级领导层的专业水平和业绩与预期水平有很大出入。
- More examples
- The father failed to pay his expected contribution.
- He delivered the expected eulogy of the dead emperor.
See: expect