anticipation

英 [ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn]

美 [ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn]

n.  预料; 预期; 预见; 预计; 期盼; 期望

复数：anticipations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 预料；预期；预见；预计
  the fact of seeing that sth might happen in the future and perhaps doing sth about it now
  1. He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he'd invited.
     他预料来的客人会比邀请的多，就多买了食物。
• 期盼；期望
  a feeling of excitement about sth (usually sth good) that is going to happen
  1. happy/eager/excited anticipation
     愉快的 / 殷切的 / 激动的期盼
  2. The courtroom was filled with anticipation.
     法庭上人们满怀期望的心情。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 预期;预料;期望;期盼
  Anticipationis a feeling of excitement about something pleasant or exciting that you know is going to happen.
  1. There's been an atmosphere of anticipation around here for a few days now...
     几天来这里一直有一种满怀期待的气氛。
  2. We await the next volume of this superb edition with keen anticipation.
     我们殷切期盼着这本精装版下一卷的面世。
• PHRASE 期待着；预计到
  If something is donein anticipation ofan event, it is done because people believe that event is going to happen.
  1. Troops in the Philippines have been put on full alert in anticipation of trouble during a planned general strike.
     因料到在有组织的大罢工期间可能会出现骚乱，菲律宾的军队已进入全面戒备状态。

英英释义

noun

• the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
  Synonym:predictionprevision
• something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
  1. each of them had their own anticipations
  2. an indicator of expectancy in development
  Synonym:expectancy
• an expectation
  Synonym:expectancy
• anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
  Synonym:expectation

双语例句

• There's been an atmosphere of anticipation around here for a few days now
  几天来这里一直有一种满怀期待的气氛。
• An atmosphere of anticipation vibrated through the crowd
  期待的心情在人群中弥漫开来。
• The air was shrouded in mystery and anticipation.
  空气被神秘和期待笼罩着。
• Excited anticipation of an approaching climax.
  对一个来临的高潮的热烈的期盼。
• They licked their lips in anticipation
  他们舔舔嘴唇，满怀期待。
• The controversy caused by this ad was beyond Xerox's anticipation.
  这则广告引起的争议超出了施乐公司的预计。
• Thank you in anticipation.
  谨事先致谢。
• We were breathless with anticipation.
  我们满怀期待，激动得快要无法呼吸。
• Investors were storing up a lot of cash in anticipation of disaster
  投资者预料会出现灾难，正在储备大量现金。
• The event was about to commence and we could feel the rush of anticipation surrounding us.
  比赛就要开始了，我们都非常兴奋，也能感觉到大家对我们的热切期望。