| 释义 |
anticipate | BrE anˈtɪsɪpeɪt, AmE ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt | transitive verb ① (expect) 预料 yùliào ▸ as anticipated 正如所料 ▸ I didn't anticipate him doing that 我没料到他会那样做 ▸ to anticipate trouble/difficulty 往坏处/难处想 ② (guess in advance) 预见…并作准备 yùjiàn… bìng zuò zhǔnbèi ▸ she anticipates all her mother's needs 她能预知并满足母亲的所有需求 ③ (look forward to) 期望 qīwàng ④ (prefigure) 是…的先驱 shì… de xiānqū ▸ these early sketches anticipate her later work 这些早期的素描是她后来作品的铺垫 |