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词汇 expectantly
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Definition of expectantly in English:

expectantly

adverb ɛkˈspɛkt(ə)ntliɪkˈspɛktəntli
  • With an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.

    she waited expectantly for his answer
    he looked expectantly at his friend
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clutching a photocopied imprint of his face as my guide, I spot him hovering expectantly near the bar at Pastis, a French bistro in Manhattan's trendy Meat Packing District.
    • Mr. Gardiner looked expectantly at the girls across the dinner table.
    • They stood expectantly by the kerbside, and they stared with eager anticipation along the street.
    • Expectantly, Anna Reynolds regarded the young lady.
    • Everyone in the Australian music business has been expectantly waiting to see if Delta could repeat her phenomenal local success in the UK.
    • He folded his arms across his chest and stared expectantly at his boss, who was staring back with an expression of suspicion on his face.
    • He sat expectantly, mostly silently, while we wrote, read what we had written, commented to each other about our writing.
    • A woman hurried out from another room, wiping her hands on her apron, and smiled expectantly at him.
    • I stood in front of him and waited expectantly.
    • They gazed up eagerly, expectantly, cheekily.

Definition of expectantly in US English:

expectantly

adverbɪkˈspɛktəntliikˈspektəntlē
  • With an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.

    she waited expectantly for his answer
    he looked expectantly at his friend
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They gazed up eagerly, expectantly, cheekily.
    • They stood expectantly by the kerbside, and they stared with eager anticipation along the street.
    • A woman hurried out from another room, wiping her hands on her apron, and smiled expectantly at him.
    • Clutching a photocopied imprint of his face as my guide, I spot him hovering expectantly near the bar at Pastis, a French bistro in Manhattan's trendy Meat Packing District.
    • I stood in front of him and waited expectantly.
    • He folded his arms across his chest and stared expectantly at his boss, who was staring back with an expression of suspicion on his face.
    • He sat expectantly, mostly silently, while we wrote, read what we had written, commented to each other about our writing.
    • Expectantly, Anna Reynolds regarded the young lady.
    • Mr. Gardiner looked expectantly at the girls across the dinner table.
    • Everyone in the Australian music business has been expectantly waiting to see if Delta could repeat her phenomenal local success in the UK.
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