expectant

expectant

[iks'pektənt]

adj.期待的, 怀孕的
n.预期者,期待者

例句与用法：

Relating to or being a method of childbirth in which the expectant mother is prepared psychologically and physically to give birth without the use of drugs.

心理助产法的与一种生孩子方法有关的或这种方法的，在该法中怀孕的母亲不借助麻醉药而是在心理和身体上作充分的准备

With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.

孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。

词形变化：

副词: expectantly |

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a.

1. 期待着的; 盼望着的

an expectant mother

一个孕妇

The expectant crowds in the streets waited patiently for the queen.

街上期待的人群耐心地等待着女皇。

2. 怀孕的

n.

期待者; 候选人[C]