anticipate
英 [?n't?s?pe?t]
美[?n't?s?'pet]
- vt. 預期，期望；占先，搶先；提前使用
英英釋意
- 1. regard something as probable or likely;
- "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
- 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
- 3. realize beforehand
- 4. make a prediction about; tell in advance;
- "Call the outcome of an election"
- 5. be excited or anxious about
- 6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than;
- "This composition anticipates Impressionism"