1、ultimate
最后的;最终的
He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome.
他说现在还无法预料最终的结局。
The ultimate aim is to expand the network further.
最终目的是为了进一步拓展该网络。
最根本的;最基础的;最原始的
Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs.
植物是所有食物的最根本来源。
The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign.
出事的最根本原因似乎在于那场广告宣传活动。
极端的;极度的;令人极其不快的
Being removed from his post during operations is the ultimate humiliation for a ship's captain.
在执行任务的过程中被免职,这对一位船长来说是莫大的耻辱。
Treachery was the ultimate sin.
背叛是最不可饶恕的罪孽。
2、anticipate
预期;预料;预计
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。
未待提出就回答(问题);预先考虑并满足(请求、需要等)
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?