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、conviction

坚定的信念(或主张)

It is our firm conviction that a step forward has been taken.

我们坚信已经向前迈进了一步。

Their religious convictions prevented them from taking up arms.

由于宗教信仰的原因，他们不会拿起武器进行反抗。

定罪;判罪

He will appeal against his conviction.

他会对判决提起上诉。

The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.

因为有犯罪前科，警察们都认识这个人。