English translation for "expectation"

[ ˌekspek'teiʃən ] 
n.
1.期待，期望；所希望的东西。
2.〔pl.〕 前程，(发迹，继承遗产的)希望。
3.估计。
4.期待疗法。
5.【数学】期望值。
短语和例子
against [contrary to] expectation出乎预料。 answer [meet] sb.'s expectation (＝come up to sb.'s expectation ) 不负所望。 beyond expectation 料想不到地。 expectation of life 平均寿命 (＝life expectancy)。 fall short of [do not come up to] sb.'s expectation 辜负期望；使人失望。 have [entertain, cherish] great expectations 抱有极大的希望。 in expectation指望中的。 in expectation of 预料着，指望着。 a man of (great) expectations 有承受巨大遗产或取得高位希望的人。

Example Sentences:

	1.	It was a hope rather than an expectation . 此仅为希望多于预期而已。
	2.	The holiday was beyond all expectations . 假日过得比预期的好得多。
	3.	The result ran counter to our expectation . 结果与我们的期望相反。
	4.	We are not to think of their expectations . 我们不必去考虑她们的愿望。
	5.	There is a reasonable expectation of success . 成功有一定的希望。
	6.	Three factors falsified his expectations . 有三个因素使他的希望落了空。
	7.	We succeeded well beyond our expectations . 我们如此成功，真是大出所料。
	8.	The film did not come up to my expectations . 这部电影没有达到我的期望。
	9.	He did not answer the expectations of his friends . 他辜负了朋友们的期望。
	10.	The results were contrary to expectation . 结果与预期的相反。

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