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anticipatory

/æntɪsɪpəˌtɔːri/ /æntɪˈsɪsɪpəˌtɔːri/

Meanings
adjective

预期的，期待的。

Characterized by anticipation.

Examples :

"The children were all wearing anticipatory grins as the cake was served."
孩子们脸上都带着期待的笑容，因为蛋糕被端上来了。
future time attitude

Related Words

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as adverb

/ˈæs/

同样地，一样地

"The student studied hard for the test, as did her brother. "

那个学生努力为考试学习，她的哥哥也一样。

Illustration cake

cake noun

/keɪk/

蛋糕，糕点。

"For dessert, my mom baked a delicious chocolate cake. "

晚饭后，我妈妈烤了一个美味的巧克力蛋糕当甜点。

Illustration grins

grins noun

/ɡɹɪnz/

露齿而笑，咧嘴笑。

"After hearing the good news, her face broke into wide grins. "

听到这个好消息后，她脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

孩子，儿童，子女

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

对他手下留情吧：他不过是个孩子。

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by noun

/baɪ/

蜜蜂

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

蜜蜂勤劳地从花朵上采集花粉。

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were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

丈夫，男人

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

我家里的那个男人是一个善良又体贴的丈夫。

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anticipation noun

/æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/

期望，预期，预料。

"Often the anticipation of a shot is worse than the pain of the stick."

往往对挨打的预期比真挨打时的疼痛更难忍。

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all noun

/ɔːl/ /ɔl/ /ɑl/

所有，一切。

"She gave her all, and collapsed at the finish line."

她倾尽了全力，在终点线倒下了。

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served verb

/sɜːvd/ /sɝvd/

服务，招待

"The waiter served us our dinner quickly and politely. "

服务员快速且礼貌地为我们上了晚餐。

Illustration wearing

wearing verb

/ˈwɛəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɛɹɪŋ/

穿着，戴着

"She is wearing a blue sweater to school today. "

她今天穿着一件蓝色的毛衣去学校。

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characterized verb

/ˈkæɹəktəɹaɪzd/

刻画，描绘，丑化。

"The teacher characterized the student as disruptive in class. "

老师把那个学生描绘成课堂上的捣乱分子。