a. considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
a. 预期的；预料的
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。