anticipate

vt. expect 预料; 期待;预先做...; 预支;抢先于; 占...之先;促进; 提早; 使提前发生;预先考虑; 予先

准备

The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in

large numbers.

confidently anticipate

满怀信心地期望

anticipate sb.'s arrival with much pleasure

万分高兴地期待某人的到来。

A man who always anticipates his income can never save or become rich.

总是预支工资, 寅吃卯粮的人, 永远不能储蓄或成为富人。

He tried to anticipate all my needs.

他设法将我需要的东西预先准备好。

anticipate; expect

anticipate doing



满怀喜悦或者痛苦之心来预想



expect to do



怀着确信之心来期待　　　

tedious

adj. boring and lasting for a long time

乏味的;冗长的

The tedious play put the audience to sleep.

reputationn.

名声;名誉;声望, 名望;荣[信]誉, 体面; 著名

e.g. He is a man of good reputation.



have a reputation for

She has a reputation for honesty.

He has a reputation for fighting.

a man of no reputation

默默无闻的人; 没有声望的人

a person of reputation

有信誉的人, 体面的人

build up a reputation

博得名声

reputation; famereputation

可指好的名声，也指坏的名声，强调人们心目中的形象

fame

仅指好名声，强调较高的知名度

Hangzhou is famed for its scenic spots.

have a good [bad] reputation

have a reputation for sth. (=have the reputation of)

live up to one's reputation

lose [ruin] one's reputation

a blot on one's reputation

make an evil reputation for oneself

of great [good, high] reputation

of no reputation

of reputation

stab sb.'s [one's] reputation

take one's reputation on

拿名誉打赌

inabilityable



unable



disable



enable

ability



inability

inspire

vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc.

激励，鼓舞

e.g. The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.

inspire a new thought into sb.

inspire sb. with courage

鼓起某人的勇气

formal

a. (too) serious and careful in manner and behavior;

based on correct or accepted rules

刻板的，拘谨的;正式的，正规的



Business letters are usually formal, but we write in an informal way to family members or friends.
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