expectation的意思

基本释义

• n 预料；期待；期望

  what you think or hope will happen

例句

1. Having raised expectations (= made people more hopeful ), he went on to help only a few people.

   他唤起了大家的希望，但接着只是帮助了几个人。

2. The show exceeded all expectations (= was much better than expected ).

   这场演出比人们预期的要好得多。

3. The number of people who attended fell short of expectations (= was lower than expected ).

   出席的人数比预期的要少。

短语

• in expectation 期望着；意料之中
• expectation value 期待值
• expectation of life 平均寿命；预期寿命（等于life expectancy）
• mathematical expectation 数学的期望值
• live up to expectations 按照期望做到，不负众望

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