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Definition of expectation in English: expectationnoun ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1A strong belief that something will happen or be the case. 期待；预期 reality had not lived up to expectations 现实与期望有很大差距。 mass noun I sat down in expectation of a feast of nostalgia Example sentencesExamples - We tend to pay our taxes in the expectation that it will be utilized for the betterment of the world we live in.
- They may simply sit tight in the expectation that the club's growth will continue and the value of their stake will rise further.
- As a result, most have insured against compensation claims in the expectation that legal problems will become more frequent.
- A homeowner who plants a mango tree does so with the expectation that mangoes will be reaped.
- Why should the police have a higher expectation of privacy than anyone else?
- Simply to build as many houses as possible in the expectation that prices will fall significantly in the near future will not solve the problem.
- On the New Year, many people wear new outfits with the expectation that the coming year will bring them prosperity.
- Most Australians have grown up with an expectation that a hard day's work will reap its rewards.
- There was an expectation that interest rates might go down, but certainly not up.
- It is our expectation that the government will increase tuition fees.
- There is an expectation that parents will not be able to cope without external support from a raft of experts and professionals.
- Investors also sold shares in the expectation that demand for steel may slow in line with falling auto production.
- You sit down and have an expectation that you are going to receive good visual information.
- To date it has announced that 1,600 jobs are to be axed but there is an expectation that more will follow.
- Society gives you the expectation that once your children have left home, it's ‘your time’.
- This created an expectation that the war would be long, ferocious and severe.
- Worse still is the expectation that conditions are certain to deteriorate in the coming weeks.
- The judge said none of the detainees had a reasonable expectation of privacy during the tribunals.
- With this belief comes the expectation that a booming economy will beget social progress.
- There is an expectation that there will be a reduction in staff numbers in the UK.
Synonyms anticipation, expectancy, eagerness, hope, hopefulness excitement, suspense - 1.1 A belief that someone will or should achieve something.
希望，期望；指望 students had high expectations for their future 学生们对未来抱有很高的期望。 Example sentencesExamples - The weaker pupils, in particular, did their best to achieve his expectation of them.
- I think we have really surpassed even our own expectations in this regard.
- Surprisingly, our low expectations of him have been confounded by his strong leadership
- Politicians have most of our aspirations pinned on them, with low expectations they will deliver.
- High expectations are set for student learning, whether in classrooms or other learning contexts.
- But initially the shock of defeat was at least partly compensated by the newly awakened great expectations for the future.
- This is an expectation that few people can be expected to live up to.
- Parents' expectations for their high school children's science performance were also compared among the three cultural groups.
- Yet the longer they spend in education, it seems, the lower people's expectations of these students seems to fall.
- The changing status of women has given them greater confidence, higher expectations and new ways of being.
- Equally they can look forward to the future with confidence and high expectations.
- There are major problems with this approach, in terms of what it says about our low expectations of children.
- When you set a world record at the age of only 12, expectations for the future become correspondingly high.
- They have exceeded all expectations and have achieved a level of perfection rarely seen before.
- He has lived up to lofty expectations.
- He couldn't have lived up to the expectation that has been thrust upon him.
- It just means that he got a shot at leading and didn't fulfill the expectation that you had for him.
- In addition, it may exacerbate already powerful societal pressures on children to fulfill unrealistic parental expectations.
- At this stage, feelings of acute vulnerability may alternate with great expectations of success.
- In fact, the low expectations for the president could even turn out to be a hidden advantage.
Synonyms supposition, assumption, belief, presupposition, presumption, conjecture, surmise, reckoning, calculation, prediction, forecast, projection - 1.2expectationsarchaic One's prospects of inheritance.
〈古〉继承遗产的希望 Example sentencesExamples - O yes: I have what are called expectations!
- Adopting the language of restitution leads to the return of unjust enrichment, while estoppel enables the son to receive his expectations.
- Then you must know that I have a devilish rich uncle in the East Indies, Sir Oliver Surface, from whom I have the greatest expectations.
- The book will help anyone with ‘expectations’, modest or exceptional, avoid potential pitfalls.
- It's insanity to worry about some heir's expectations.
Synonyms prospects, prospects of inheritance, hopes, outlook, lookout
2Mathematics
another term for expected value Example sentencesExamples - This is one of the fundamental reasons why ‘staking systems’ don't work: a series of negative expectation bets must have negative expectation.
- The mathematical expectation of any bet is defined as follows: the sum of all possible gains and losses multiplied by their relative probabilities.
- The same expectation is obtained by either method.
- This is equal to 8.5, and is called the expectation of the action in question.
PhrasesSeek to prevent disappointment by establishing in advance what can realistically be achieved or delivered by a project, undertaking, course of action, etc. as the White House tries to paint a rosy economic picture, they are also trying to manage expectations the company needs to be very sure it has a hit or it should start managing its customers' expectations Example sentencesExamples - We have to manage our expectations and be realistic.
- However, intermediaries have an important role to play in managing the expectations of their clients.
- And that's the real work Apple has on its hands: managing expectations.
- During the meeting, I worked to point out places where the customer's complaints were caused by the inability to properly set up and manage customer expectations.
- So manage your expectations appropriately.
- After two or three iterations, his subordinates just started managing his expectations with wildly outsized guesses about project requirements, and outright lies about what they'd accomplished.
- Part of today, though, was about managing expectations, and he also made it clear he's not the president yet.
- We need to manage our expectations so we don't declare failure too soon.
- Managing the expectations of your customers, employees, suppliers, and subcontractors is something of an art, but the basic technique involves being as explicit as possible as often as possible.
- Clearly I should learn to manage my expectations a little better.
- There will always be people upset, but this is about managing expectations as much as we can.
- Training and managing expectations are critical to the success and rate of adoption of any innovation or workplace change.
- As I'm a good project manager, I feel it is my duty to manage your expectations.
- I hope my keep-it-simple approach makes it's clear where I'm coming from and manages expectations appropriately.
- In any event, communication is the key for delivering and managing expectations for this type of plan in France.
- Even economists who have long predicted a soft landing are suggesting that we manage our expectations.
- I think the lesson to be learned in the NFL this season is manage your expectations.
Definition of expectation in US English: expectationnounˌekspekˈtāSH(ə)nˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future. 期待；预期 reality had not lived up to expectations 现实与期望有很大差距。 an expectation that the government will provide the resources 对政府将提供资金的期待。 he drilled his men in expectation of a Prussian advance 因为估计到普鲁士人会进攻，他对他的士兵进行了训练。 Example sentencesExamples - A homeowner who plants a mango tree does so with the expectation that mangoes will be reaped.
- There was an expectation that interest rates might go down, but certainly not up.
- Investors also sold shares in the expectation that demand for steel may slow in line with falling auto production.
- It is our expectation that the government will increase tuition fees.
- This created an expectation that the war would be long, ferocious and severe.
- On the New Year, many people wear new outfits with the expectation that the coming year will bring them prosperity.
- Society gives you the expectation that once your children have left home, it's ‘your time’.
- Worse still is the expectation that conditions are certain to deteriorate in the coming weeks.
- You sit down and have an expectation that you are going to receive good visual information.
- There is an expectation that parents will not be able to cope without external support from a raft of experts and professionals.
- They may simply sit tight in the expectation that the club's growth will continue and the value of their stake will rise further.
- Simply to build as many houses as possible in the expectation that prices will fall significantly in the near future will not solve the problem.
- There is an expectation that there will be a reduction in staff numbers in the UK.
- We tend to pay our taxes in the expectation that it will be utilized for the betterment of the world we live in.
- Most Australians have grown up with an expectation that a hard day's work will reap its rewards.
- The judge said none of the detainees had a reasonable expectation of privacy during the tribunals.
- To date it has announced that 1,600 jobs are to be axed but there is an expectation that more will follow.
- As a result, most have insured against compensation claims in the expectation that legal problems will become more frequent.
- With this belief comes the expectation that a booming economy will beget social progress.
- Why should the police have a higher expectation of privacy than anyone else?
Synonyms supposition, assumption, belief, presupposition, presumption, conjecture, surmise, reckoning, calculation, prediction, forecast, projection anticipation, expectancy, eagerness, hope, hopefulness - 1.1 A belief that someone will or should achieve something.
希望，期望；指望 students had high expectations for their future 学生们对未来抱有很高的期望。 Example sentencesExamples - Politicians have most of our aspirations pinned on them, with low expectations they will deliver.
- It just means that he got a shot at leading and didn't fulfill the expectation that you had for him.
- But initially the shock of defeat was at least partly compensated by the newly awakened great expectations for the future.
- In addition, it may exacerbate already powerful societal pressures on children to fulfill unrealistic parental expectations.
- He has lived up to lofty expectations.
- At this stage, feelings of acute vulnerability may alternate with great expectations of success.
- Equally they can look forward to the future with confidence and high expectations.
- There are major problems with this approach, in terms of what it says about our low expectations of children.
- When you set a world record at the age of only 12, expectations for the future become correspondingly high.
- He couldn't have lived up to the expectation that has been thrust upon him.
- The weaker pupils, in particular, did their best to achieve his expectation of them.
- Yet the longer they spend in education, it seems, the lower people's expectations of these students seems to fall.
- I think we have really surpassed even our own expectations in this regard.
- They have exceeded all expectations and have achieved a level of perfection rarely seen before.
- Surprisingly, our low expectations of him have been confounded by his strong leadership
- The changing status of women has given them greater confidence, higher expectations and new ways of being.
- In fact, the low expectations for the president could even turn out to be a hidden advantage.
- This is an expectation that few people can be expected to live up to.
- Parents' expectations for their high school children's science performance were also compared among the three cultural groups.
- High expectations are set for student learning, whether in classrooms or other learning contexts.
Synonyms supposition, assumption, belief, presupposition, presumption, conjecture, surmise, reckoning, calculation, prediction, forecast, projection - 1.2expectationsarchaic One's prospects of inheritance.
〈古〉继承遗产的希望 Example sentencesExamples - It's insanity to worry about some heir's expectations.
- Then you must know that I have a devilish rich uncle in the East Indies, Sir Oliver Surface, from whom I have the greatest expectations.
- O yes: I have what are called expectations!
- The book will help anyone with ‘expectations’, modest or exceptional, avoid potential pitfalls.
- Adopting the language of restitution leads to the return of unjust enrichment, while estoppel enables the son to receive his expectations.
Synonyms prospects, prospects of inheritance, hopes, outlook, lookout - 1.3Mathematics
another term for expected value Example sentencesExamples - The mathematical expectation of any bet is defined as follows: the sum of all possible gains and losses multiplied by their relative probabilities.
- This is one of the fundamental reasons why ‘staking systems’ don't work: a series of negative expectation bets must have negative expectation.
- This is equal to 8.5, and is called the expectation of the action in question.
- The same expectation is obtained by either method.
PhrasesSeek to prevent disappointment by establishing in advance what can realistically be achieved or delivered by a project, undertaking, course of action, etc. as the White House tries to paint a rosy economic picture, they are also trying to manage expectations the company needs to be very sure it has a hit or it should start managing its customers' expectations Example sentencesExamples - There will always be people upset, but this is about managing expectations as much as we can.
- Clearly I should learn to manage my expectations a little better.
- Training and managing expectations are critical to the success and rate of adoption of any innovation or workplace change.
- I hope my keep-it-simple approach makes it's clear where I'm coming from and manages expectations appropriately.
- We have to manage our expectations and be realistic.
- Managing the expectations of your customers, employees, suppliers, and subcontractors is something of an art, but the basic technique involves being as explicit as possible as often as possible.
- However, intermediaries have an important role to play in managing the expectations of their clients.
- And that's the real work Apple has on its hands: managing expectations.
- After two or three iterations, his subordinates just started managing his expectations with wildly outsized guesses about project requirements, and outright lies about what they'd accomplished.
- During the meeting, I worked to point out places where the customer's complaints were caused by the inability to properly set up and manage customer expectations.
- So manage your expectations appropriately.
- Part of today, though, was about managing expectations, and he also made it clear he's not the president yet.
- We need to manage our expectations so we don't declare failure too soon.
- Even economists who have long predicted a soft landing are suggesting that we manage our expectations.
- I think the lesson to be learned in the NFL this season is manage your expectations.
- In any event, communication is the key for delivering and managing expectations for this type of plan in France.
- As I'm a good project manager, I feel it is my duty to manage your expectations.
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