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期待
qī dài
Meaning
- to look forward to
- expectation
Definition
期待：对未来事物的盼望、等待或希望。
Expectation; to look forward to; to anticipate.
Usage
常用作动词，表示对尚未发生但希望发生的事物的期盼，后可接名词、动词短语或从句。也可用作名词，表示期望的心情。
Commonly used as a verb, indicating a hopeful anticipation of something that has not yet happened, followed by a noun, verb phrase, or clause. It can also be used as a noun to express a feeling of expectation.
Examples
- 1 我期待着你的到来。（I look forward to your arrival.）
- 2 大家对这场比赛的结果充满期待。（Everyone is full of expectation for the result of this match.）
- 3 她期待能考上理想的大学。（She hopes to be admitted to her ideal university.）
- 4 期待已久的新书终于出版了。（The long-awaited new book has finally been published.）
- 5 我们期待着明天的演讲能顺利进行。（We look forward to tomorrow's speech going smoothly.）
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