现代英汉综合大辞典

expect

vt.

期待, 预期, 盼望, 预料

料想, 指望, 希望, 要求

[口]想, 认为

I'II expect you for supper at six o 'clock sharp.

我盼望你6点整来吃晚饭。

You can't expect me to approve of it.

你别指望我赞成。

习惯用语

as one might expect 正如人们所预料的

as might have been expected (=as was expected) 果然不出所料

be expecting 怀孕了

expect sb. to be 期望某人成为...

expect sth. of sb. 对...的期望[要求]