我了解到expect只用於好事,但實際上,它同樣用於好事和壞事嗎?
母語人士的回答
Rebecca
是的, expect可以在好的和壞的情況下使用。如果在積極的環境中使用它,則意味著您期望會發生一些事情。例子: I'm expecting to go to college next fall. (我期待明年秋天上大學。)例子: We are expecting a baby. (我們期待孩子的出生。)在消極的背景下使用時,我們將用它來談論我們未曾期望或期望的事情。例如: They didn't expect that the earthquake would damage their home. (他們He didn't expect to lose his job.地震會破壞他們的房屋。)例如: He didn't expect to lose his job. (他沒想到他會丟掉工作。)