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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

anticipate

英  [ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • anticipates , anticipating , anticipated

    1. [T 及物动词] 预期

    If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.

    近义词

    expect

    双语例句

    例：

    At the time we couldn't have anticipated the result of our campaigning.

    当时我们不可能预料到我们活动的结果。

    例：

    It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost.

    预计将失去相当于192个全职工作岗位。

    例：

    Surveyors anticipate further price declines over coming months.

    调查员们预计，在接下来的几个月中价格将进一步下降。

    例：

    Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.

    官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目间的对抗能会引发一场全面的冲突。

    2. [T 及物动词] 预先准备

    If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs.

    双语例句

    例：

    What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.

    杰夫所做的是预先准备我的下一个问题。

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