expectant
US /ɪkˈspek.tənt/
UK /ɪkˈspek.tənt/
形容詞
1.
期待的, 滿懷希望的
having or showing an excited feeling that something is about to happen, especially something pleasant
範例:
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The expectant crowd waited for the singer to appear on stage.
滿懷期待的人群等待著歌手出現在舞台上。
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She gave him an expectant look, waiting for his answer.
她投給他一個期待的眼神，等待他的回答。
2.
懷孕的, 準（父母）
used to describe a woman who is pregnant or a man who is about to become a father
範例:
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The hospital provides special classes for expectant mothers.
醫院為準媽媽們提供專門的課程。
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He is an expectant father for the first time.
他是第一次做準爸爸。