| 单词 | anticipate |
| 释义 | anticipate /aen'tisipeit; aen'tisazpet/ vt [VP6A, C, 9] 1 do, make use of, before the right or natural time: 过早做; 过早使用： Don't ~ your income, order goods, etc before you receive your income. 不要领先用掉你的收入 (如在未领得收入之前即先定购货物等) 。 2 do sth before sb else does it: 在旁人未做之前先做某事; 先人一着; 占先： It is said that Columbus discovered America, but he was probably ~d by sailors from Norway who reached Labrador 500 years earlier. 大家都说哥伦布发现美洲, 但是在早他五百年前，或许就有挪威航海者先他而到达了拉布拉多。 3 see what needs doing, what is likely to happen, etc and do what is necessary: 预见必须做或将发生之事，并采取必要的措施; 事前处理; 预先准备： He tries to ~ all my needs, satisfy them before I mention them. 他设法将我所需的一切东西预为准备。 A good general tries to ~ the enemy's movements. 一个优秀的将领常设法预知敌军的行动，并加以应付。 4 expect (which is the more usu word): 盼望; 期望; 预期 (expect 、较常用)： We don't ~ much trouble. 我们不希望有太多的麻烦。 The directors ~d a fall in demand/that demand would fall. 董事们预期 (货物的) 需求会降低。 anticipatory /aen.tisi'peitari; aen'tisapo,ton/ adj |
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