expect通常指有很大程度的把握,但仍含有预料之意,或预计某事或某行动的发生。那么expect常见的句型搭配有哪些呢?
1.expect to do:期待着去做
例句:I looked back, half expecting to see someone following me.
我回过头去,想着可能看到有人跟着我。
2.expect sb. to do sth.:期望某人做某事
例句:Do you really expect me to believe you?
你真以为我会相信你吗?
3.expect doing sth
表示时间持续的,可以用doing,例:
例句:I expect your coming back.
我(一直)期待着你归来,强调时间上的持续.
4.expect of ,译为“对…期望(要求)”。
例句:What kind of gender roles do you expect of each other?
你希望对方扮演什么样的角色?
5.expect that 从句
其后可接 that 从句,若从句谓语为否定,注意否定的转移。
例句::I don’t expect that he has done such a thing.
我预料他不会干出这种事来。