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expectant 音标拼音: [ɪksp'ɛktənt] n. 预期者,期待者
a. 预期的,期待的 预期者,期待者预期的,期待的 expectant adj 1: marked by eager anticipation; " an expectant hush" [ synonym: { anticipant}, { anticipative}, { expectant}] 2: in an advanced stage of pregnancy; " was big with child"; " was great with child" [ synonym: { big( p)}, { enceinte}, { expectant}, { gravid}, { great( p)}, { large( p)}, { heavy( p)}, { with child( p)}] Expectant \ Ex* pect" ant\, a. [ L. expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.] Waiting in expectation; looking for; ( Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [ 1913 Webster] { Expectant estate} ( Law), an estate in expectancy. See under { Expectancy}. [ 1913 Webster]
Expectant \ Ex* pect" ant\, n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. [ 1913 Webster] An expectant of future glory. -- South. [ 1913 Webster] Those who had employments, or were expectants. -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster] 55 Moby Thesaurus words for " expectant": agape, agog, alert, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, anxious, apprehensive, aspiring, assured, atiptoe, awaiting, big, certain, confident, eager, expecting, fond, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, full of hope, gaping, gone, gravid, heavy, hopeful, hoping, in anticipation, in expectation, in good heart, in hopes, looking, looking for, looking forward to, not surprised, of good cheer, of good hope, open- eyed, openmouthed, optimistic, parturient, prepared, ready, sanguine, sure, undespairing, unsurprised, waiting, waiting for, watchful, watching for, with bated breath
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