expected

a. considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

a. 预期的；预料的

Oxford 级别

3,402

BNC 频率

4,302

使用频率

expected 由词根 expect（期待、预期）加上过去分词后缀 -ed 组成，表示某种期待的状态或动作已完成。

例句

1. The results of the test were better than I expected.

测试的结果比我预期的要好。

2. She is expected to arrive at 6 PM.

她预计在下午6点到达。

3. We expected the weather to be sunny, but it rained instead.

我们原本预期天气会晴朗，但却下雨了。