predictably

/prɪˈdɪktəbli/ /priˈdɪktəbli/

Meanings

adverb

预料之中地，意料之中地

In a manner that can be expected or anticipated.

Examples :

"Predictably he returned to the scene of his crime, where the police were waiting to arrest him."

果然不出所料，他又回到了犯罪现场，警察已经在那里等着逮捕他了。

Related Words

where noun

/wɛə(ɹ)/ /wɛəɹ/

地方，场所

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

一篇好的文章会涵盖人物（谁）、事件（什么）、时间（何时）、地点（何地）、原因（为何）和方式（如何）。

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

那个，那件事。

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

我姐姐带了几本书去图书馆，那本是关于恐龙的。

returned verb

/ɹɪˈtəːnd/ /ɹɪˈtɝnd/

返回，回到

"Although the birds fly north for the summer, they return here in winter."

虽然鸟儿们夏天飞往北方，但它们冬天会回到这里。

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。

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

等待，等候。

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

我们正在等候公共汽车的到来。

police noun

[pəˈliːs] /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/

警察，公安。

"Call the police!"

快叫警察！ (Kuài jiào jǐngchá!)

arrest noun

/əˈɹɛst/

逮捕，拘捕

"The arrest of the noisy student was necessary to restore order in the classroom. "

为了恢复课堂秩序，逮捕那个吵闹的学生是必要的。（Wei le huifu ketang zhixu, daibu nage chaonao de xuesheng shi biyao de.）

scene noun

/siːn/

现场，场面

"the scene of the crime"

犯罪现场

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。

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

方式，方法，态度

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

我妹妹学写字的时候，姿态非常认真仔细。

crime noun

/kɹaɪm/

犯罪，罪行

"Shoplifting is a crime. "

商店行窃是一种犯罪行为。

expected verb

/ɪksˈpɛktɪd/

预计，期望.

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从没料到自己会被发现。