anticipate

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an·tici·pate / An5tisipeit /
verb
1. to expect sth
预料；预期:
▪ [VN] We don’t anticipate any major problems.
我们预料不会发生什么大问题。
Our anticipated arrival time is 8.30.
我们预计抵达的时间是 8:30。
The eagerly anticipated movie will be released next month.
那出观众翘首企盼的电影将于下月上映。
▪ [V -ing] They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of the year.
他们预期年底前迁入较大的经营场址。
▪ [VN -ing] I don’t anticipate it being a problem.
我不认为它会成为一个问题。
▪ [V that] We anticipate that sales will rise next year.
我们预料明年销售量将会增加。
▪ [VN that] It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%.
据预测,通货膨胀将稳定在 3%。
⇨ compare unanticipated
2. to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it
预见,预计(并做准备):
▪ [VN] We need someone who can anticipate and respond to changes in the fashion industry.
我们需要一个能预见时装业变化并做相应安排的人。
▪ [V wh-] Try and anticipate what the interviewers will ask.
尽量设想面试主持者会提出什么问题。
▪ [also V that] 3. to think with pleasure and excitement about sth that is going to happen
期盼；期望:
▪ [VN] We eagerly anticipated the day we would leave school.
我们迫切地期盼着毕业离校的那一天。
▪ [also V -ing , VN -ing] 4. (formal) to do sth before it can be done by sb else
先于…做；早于…行动
SYN forestall :
▪ [VN] When Scott reached the South Pole he found that Amundsen had anticipated him.
斯科特到达南极时发现阿蒙森已先到过那里。
▪ [also VN -ing] • an·tici·pa·tory / An7tisi5peitEri; NAmE An5tisEpEtC:ri / adj. (formal) :
a fast anticipatory movement by the goalkeeper
守门员的快速预期动作

anticipate /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb [transitive] 1  to expect that something will happen and be ready for it 预期，预料
Sales are better than anticipated.
销量比预期要好。
anticipate changes/developments
The schedule isn’t final, but we don’t anticipate many changes.
日程还没有最后定下来，但是我们预料不会有许多变化。
anticipate problems/difficulties
We don’t anticipate any problems.
我们预料不会有问题。
A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns.
好的演讲者能够预先考虑到听众需要什么、关注什么。
anticipate (that)
This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater.
今年，我们预计支出会增加15%。
It is anticipated that the research will have many different practical applications.
预计这项研究将有许多不同的实际用途。
anticipate doing something
I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself!
我没有料到要自己做饭！
2  to think about something that is going to happen, especially something pleasant 期待〔尤指好事〕 SYN look forward to
Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.
丹尼尔热切地期待着她的到来。
3  to do something before someone else 先于…之前（做）
Copernicus anticipated in part the discoveries of the 17th and 18th centuries.
17和18世纪的发现中有一部分早为哥白尼所发现。
—anticipatory /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪtəri $ ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri/ adjective formal
the anticipatory atmosphere of a big college football game
一场大学足球大战前山雨欲来的气氛
Origin anticipate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of anticipare, from ante- ( → ANTE-) + capere “to take”

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1.VERB 动词预期;预料;预计 If you anticipate an event, you realize in advance that it may happen and you are prepared for it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语法信息】：it be V-ed that

【语法信息】：V that

【语法信息】：Also V
At the time we couldn’t have anticipated the result of our campaigning…

那时我们不可能预料到我们这项运动的结果。

It is anticipated that the equivalent of 192 full-time jobs will be lost…

预计将失去相当于192份全职工作的岗位。

Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.

官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。

2.VERB 动词未待提出就回答（问题）；预先考虑并满足（请求、需要等） If you anticipate a question, request, or need, you do what is necessary or required before the question, request, or need occurs.

【语法信息】：V n
What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question…

杰夫预先回答了我的下一个问题。

Do you expect your partner to anticipate your needs?

你是否期望你的伴侣不等你提出就主动满足你的需要？

3.VERB 动词早于…做（或想、说）；先于…行动 If you anticipate something, you do it, think it, or say it before someone else does.

【语法信息】：V n
In the 50s, Rauschenberg anticipated the conceptual art movement of the 80s.

上世纪50年代时，劳申伯格就早早地预见到了80年代的概念艺术运动。

anticipate /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/ verb
anticipates; anticipated; anticipating [+ object] 1
: to think of (something that will or might happen in the future) : expect预期；预料
The cost turned out to be higher than anticipated.
结果表明，费用比预期的要高。
They do not anticipate [=foresee] any major problems during construction.
他们预测在修建过程中不会有什么大问题。
The hotel anticipated my every need. [=I didn’t have to ask for anything because they already provided it] 宾馆预先考虑到了我所有的需求。
The author anticipated objections to his theory.
作者预料到他的理论会招来异议。
The organizers of the fair anticipate a large crowd.
这个交易会的主办单位预料会有很多人前来。
I did not anticipate having to pay for your ticket.
我没有预料到得出钱给你买票。
The boxer tried to anticipate [=predict] his opponent’s next move.
拳击手想要预判对手的下一个动作。
2
: to expect or look ahead to (something) with pleasure : to look forward to (something)期待；盼望
He eagerly anticipated her arrival.
他热切盼望她的到来。
3
formal : to do something before someone else先于…做；抢先…做
His use of composition anticipated later Renaissance paintings. = He anticipated later Renaissance painters in his use of composition.
他的创作手法开启了后来文艺复兴绘画的先河。