v.  预期，预料

v.  期待〔尤指好事〕≈ look forward to 

v.  先于…之前（做）

• anticipation

  n.  预期，预料，期望

• anticipate doing sth  预料到会做某事

• do sth in anticipation of sth 

  因预料到某事而做某事

• Sales are better than anticipated.

  销量比预期要好。

• 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。

• We don't anticipate any major problems.

  我们预料不会发生什么大问题。

• I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself! 我没有料到要自己做饭！

• 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。

• 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。

• It is anticipated that inflation will stabilize at 3%. 据预测，通货膨胀将稳定在3%。

• Taylor was excited and full of anticipation at the prospect of the trip.

  泰勒很兴奋，对这次旅行满怀期待。

• The workers have called off their strike in anticipation of a pay offer. 工人们预料到资方会提供薪酬调整方案，便取消了罢工。

BrE /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

NAmE /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/