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anticipate

/ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ /ænˈtɪs.ə.peɪt/

Meanings
verb

抢先，预先。

To act before (someone), especially to prevent an action.

Examples :

"To prevent a fight, the older brother anticipated his younger sibling and took the toy away. "
为了防止打架，哥哥抢先一步，把玩具拿走了。
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Related Words

Illustration younger

younger adjective

/ˈjʌŋɡə/ /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/

年轻的，较小的。

"a lamb is a young sheep;  these picture books are for young readers"

小羊是年轻的绵羊；这些图画书是给年龄较小的读者看的。

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

东西，事物

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

我朋友告诉我盒子里有东西，但我还不知道那是什么。

Illustration introduce

introduce verb

/ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːs/ /ˌɪntɹəˈdus/

介绍，引见

"Let me introduce you to my friends."

让我来为你介绍一下我的朋友们。

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration anticipated

anticipated verb

/ænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd/ /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/

抢先，预先。

"The teacher anticipated the students' confusion about the new topic and explained it again, more slowly. "

老师预料到学生们会对新话题感到困惑，所以又放慢速度，重新解释了一遍。

Illustration christmas

christmas noun

/ˈkrɪsməs/

圣诞节

"We celebrate Christmas with our family every year."

我们每年都和家人一起庆祝圣诞节。

Illustration brother

brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

兄弟，哥，弟。

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

我跟我兄弟/哥/弟都在同一所高中上学。

Illustration prevent

prevent verb

/pɹəˈvɛnt/

预防，阻止.

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

我定期刷牙是为了预防牙齿变黄。

Illustration argument

argument noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjumənt/

论据，理由。

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

我坚持要晚点走的原因是，我需要更多时间来完成我的项目，这是我的论据。

Illustration advocate

advocate noun

/ˈæd.və.keɪt/

辩护律师， 辩护人.

"The advocate presented compelling evidence in court to defend the student accused of cheating. "

那位辩护律师在法庭上出示了令人信服的证据，为被指控作弊的学生辩护。

Illustration prematurely

prematurely adverb

/ˈpriːməˌtʃʊrli/ /ˈpremətʃərli/ /ˈpreməˌtʃʊrli/

过早地，提前地。

"The baby bird fell from the nest prematurely, before it was ready to fly. "

这只小鸟还没学会飞行就过早地从鸟巢里掉了下来。