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expectant

🇬🇧 UK/ik'spektənt/🇺🇸 US/iks'pektәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Eagerly waiting for something to happen; pregnant

期待的,期望的;怀孕的

n.

A person who is waiting or hoping for something

期待者,期望者

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
exout of, former
+
plook, observe, watch
+
ectconnector
+
antperforming, being in a state
=expectant

Common Collocations

  • 1.expectant mother怀孕的母亲
  • 2.expectant father待为人父的男子
  • 3.expectant look期待的眼神

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The expectant mother prepared the nursery with care and anticipation.

  • 2.

    The crowd looked expectant as the performer took the stage.

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