anticipate
anticipate
verb
[with obj.]
anticipative
adjective
anticipator
noun
语源
verb
[with obj.]
- regard as probable; expect or predict
认为…很有可能；期望；预料
she anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre.
她预料在她重返戏剧界时会遭到鄙视。
[with clause]it was anticipated that the rains would slow the military campaign.
据估计雨天会减缓该军事行动的进程。
■guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared
（因估计到或知道某事将会发生而）早做准备
they failed to anticipate a full scale invasion.
他们因未料到敌人会全面进犯而疏于防范。
■look forward to
盼望
Stephen was eagerly anticipating the break from the routine of business.
斯蒂芬急切地盼望着一天日常工作中的工间休息快快来到。 - act as a forerunner or precursor of
先于…行动
he anticipated Bates's theories on mimicry and protective coloration.
他先于贝茨提出关于动物拟态和保护色的理论。
■come or take place before (an event or process expected or scheduled for a later time)
在…之前来到（或发生）
anticipative
adjective
anticipator
noun
语源
- mid 16th cent. (in the senses 'to take something into consideration', 'mention something before the proper time'): from Latin anticipat- 'acted in advance', from anticipare, based on ante- 'before' + capere 'take'
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