第三人称复数：expectants
形容词期待的，预期的，期望的
名词[数]期望值; 期待着; 候选人
expectant
形容词
1. The expectant crowds waited for the king and his queen to pass.
期待的人群等候国王和皇后经过。
2. 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。
1. 预期的：expectancy 期待 | expectant 预期的 | expectantly 期待地
2. 期望的：expectancy theory of motivation 激励的期望理论 | expectant 期望的 | expectant attitude 预期态度
3. 期待占有的：estate 个人的全部资产 | expectant 期待占有的 | community proterty (夫妻)共有财产
4. 预期......产生的：预期中的终身权益-----life interest . . . in expectancy | 预期......产生的-----expectant | 有权享有预期于......时立即复归的土地-----entitled to the land in reversion immediately expectant on . . .
1. 期待的;期望的
If someone is expectant, they are excited because they think something interesting is about to happen.
e.g. An expectant crowd gathered...
满怀期待的人群聚在一起。
e.g. She turned to me with an expectant look on her face.
她转身望着我，脸上带着期待的表情。
2. 即将当（妈妈或爸爸）的
An expectant mother or father is someone whose baby is going to be born soon.
1. Many expectant mothers who choose to defy the rule prefer to risk death during childbirth rather than face a heavy fine.
2. Zheng's final entry dated May 28 gives insight into the joy of the expectant mother, who was concerned with ensuring that her baby was healthy.
3. Since then he has followed hundreds of expectant couples, documenting new technologies such as ultra sound and in vitro treatment for infertility.
4. Just a few years ago expectant mothers were told to lay off the treadmill.
5. The regulations are among a series of measures designed to ensure expectant mothers from Hong Kong are given priority at local hospitals.
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6. Expectant mothers pay their fees at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong on Friday.
7. The company has eight babycare centers in US cities including New York and Los Angeles, where expectant mothers can kill time by shopping in malls nearby.
8. expectant是什么意思
8. Only two private hospitals have responded to the government's request to prioritize care for expectant mothers from the mainland who are married to local men.
9. expectant的解释
9. Wang faces an uphill task ensuring an unsettled team is firing on all cylinders in front of an expectant home crowd.
10. That's the Chinese equivalent of the old American tale that babies are dropped off by a stork at expectant parents'homes.
adj
1. in an advanced stage of pregnancy
e.g. was big with child
was great with child
Synonym: big(p) enceinte gravid great(p) large(p) heavy(p) with child(p)
2. marked by eager anticipation
e.g. an expectant hush
Synonym: anticipant anticipative