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
。盼望;期待;等待
I am expecting several important letters but nothing has arrived.
我正在等几封重要的信件,可是一封都没到
。I wasn't expecting a visitor.
我没想到会有人来访
。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
。2、launch
发射(火箭、导弹或卫星)
NASA plans to launch a satellite to study cosmic rays.
美国国家航空航天局计划发射一颗卫星上天,对宇宙射线进行研究
。A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.
今天一早,一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空
。开展(重大活动);发起,发动(军事袭击等)
Heavy fighting has been going on after the guerrillas had launched their offensive.
游击队发起攻击后,激烈的战斗一直持续不断
。The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
警方已对该事件展开调查
。推出,发布(新产品)
Crabtree Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve.
瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱
。Marks Spencer recently hired model Linda Evangelista to launch its new range.
玛莎百货最近聘请模特儿琳达·埃万杰利斯塔为其发布新系列产品
。