expectant
UK/ik'spektənt/US/iks'pektәnt/
A2
Definitions
adj.
Having or showing an excited feeling that something will happen.
期待的；怀有期望的
adj.
Pregnant.
怀孕的（指母亲）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedexpectout of, former
+
-antlook, observe, watch
=expectant
expect + -ant (adj.) = «in the state of expecting.» Common in expectant mother (pregnant).
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 children's expectant faces lit up.
- 2.
She is an expectant mother.