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anticipate

英 [?n't?s?pe?t] 美[?n't?s?'pet]
  • vt. 預(yù)期,期望;占先,搶先;提前使用

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?anticipates;過去式:?anticipated;過去分詞:?anticipated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?anticipating;形容詞:?anticipatory;

助記提示


1、anti- "before" + cip- + -ate.
2、literally "taking into possession beforehand". => expect, be aware of (something) coming at a future time.

中文詞源


anticipate 預(yù)期

前綴ante-, 在前。詞根cip, 同cap, 拿,抓,見capture.

英文詞源


anticipate (v.)
1530s, "to cause to happen sooner," a back-formation from anticipation, or else from Latin anticipatus, past participle of anticipare "take (care of) ahead of time," literally "taking into possession beforehand," from ante "before" (see ante) + capere "to take" (see capable).

Later "to be aware of (something) coming at a future time" (1640s). Used in the sense of "expect, look forward to" since 1749, but anticipate has an element of "prepare for, forestall" that should prevent its being used as a synonym for expect. Related: Anticipated; anticipating.

雙語例句


1. What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.
杰夫預(yù)先回答了我的下一個(gè)問題。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?
你是否期望你的伴侶不等你提出就主動(dòng)滿足你的需要?

來自柯林斯例句

3. Anticipate any tough questions and rehearse your answers.
預(yù)先考慮可能遇到的各種棘手問題,并且自己練習(xí)回答。

來自柯林斯例句

4. We don't anticipate any major problems.
我們預(yù)料不會(huì)發(fā)生什么大問題。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. Try to anticipate what your child will do and forestall problems.
盡量預(yù)見你的孩子會(huì)干什么,并預(yù)先阻止問題發(fā)生。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》