expectant是什么意思,expectant怎么读,
英式发音:[ɪkˈspektənt] 美式发音:[ɪkˈspektənt]
词根:expect
adj.expectable 能预期的;意料中的
adv.expectantly 期望地,期待地
n.expectation 期待;预期;指望
expectancy 期望,期待
vi.expect 期待;预期
vt.expect 期望;指望;认为;预料
1.They believe an imbalanced diet in the expectant mother can compromise the long-term functioning of a gene in the child.
他们相信孕妇饮食不均衡,从长期来说,将危及孩子的基因功能。
3.He found that expectant parents were happier in the build up to their child's birth.
他发现,期待生小孩的父母在自己小孩出生期间会感到幸福。
4.Some footballers freeze on stepping into Old Trafford, looking up at all those tiers of expectant faces.
有的球员一抬头看到老特拉福德球场光环耀眼的名人,就不敢来曼联踢球了。