音标:[iks'pektәnt] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 预期者, 期待者, 候选人
a. 预期的, 期待的
s marked by eager anticipation
s in an advanced stage of pregnancy
词型变化:名词复数形式 : expectants
词性分布:
形容词100%

expectant的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. There was an expectant stir from the audience.观众中传出了一阵期待的骚动。
  2. With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。
  3. There is a lounge in the mill where expectant mothers can take a rest.厂里有休息厅,怀孕的女工可以在那里休息。
  4. Expectant mothers may not do work connected with radioactive isotopes.怀孕女工不得做与放射性同位素有关的工作。

词汇搭配

  • expectant treatment[医] 期待疗法...
  • expectant policy待机政策
  • expectant move预期的一着
  • expectant mother孕妇

经典引文

  • A little group of expectant people, waiting to see the wedding.

    出自:D. H. Lawrence
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