1、expect
预期;预料;期待
a council workman who expects to lose his job in the next few weeks.
预计自己在接下来的几周里会丢掉工作的市政工人
They no longer expect corporate profits to improve.
他们不再期待公司利润会增长
。要求;认为应当得到;指望
He wasn't expecting our hospitality.
他没有指望我们会盛情款待
。I do expect to have some time to myself in the evenings.
我确实希望晚上能有些属于自己的时间
。怀孕
She was expecting another baby.
她又怀孕了
。I hear Dawn's expecting again.
我听说唐又怀孕了
。2、compensate
赔偿;补偿
The official promise to compensate people for the price rise clearly hadn't been worked out properly.
显然,官方对物价上涨进行补偿的承诺没有真正兑现
。To ease financial difficulties, farmers could be compensated for their loss of subsidies.
为了缓解经济困难,农场主们损失的补贴会得到补偿
。抵消
MPs say it is crucial that a system is found to compensate for inflation.
下议院的议员们说关键是要找到一种抵消通货膨胀影响的机制
。The pluses more than compensated for the inconveniences involved in making the trip.
各种有利因素大大抵消了出行过程中的种种不便
。