anticipated

s. expected hopefully

a. 预期的；期望的

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anticipated 由词根 anticipate 和过去分词后缀 -ed 组成。 anticipate 的意思是“预期”，可以拆分为 anti-（在前）和 cipate（拿取），即“提前拿到”的意思。

例句

1. The teacher anticipated that the students would have questions about the homework.

老师预料到学生们会对作业有疑问。

2. We anticipated a long wait at the airport, but it was surprisingly quick.

我们预料到在机场会有很长的等待，但出乎意料地很快。

3. She was excited about the anticipated arrival of her friend.

她对朋友即将到来的到访感到兴奋。