THINK STH WILL HAPPEN 认为某事会发生, to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned

预料，预期，预计:

I expect to be back within a week.

我预计一周之内回来。

The company expects to complete work in April.

公司预期在四月份完工。

Emergency repairs were expected to take three weeks.

抢修工作预计要花三个星期。

I didn't expect him to stay so long.

我没有料到他会呆那么久。

There's the doorbell – I expect it'll be my mother.

有人按门铃，估计是我母亲。

He will be hard to beat. I fully expect (=am completely sure about) that and I'm ready.

他很难击败。 我确信这一点，不过我有准备。

'Who are you?' he murmured, only half expecting (=thinking it was possible, but not likely) her to answer.

“你是谁？”他低声问道，只觉得她有可能会回答。

He didn't get his expected pay rise.

他没有得到他预料中的加薪。

As expected, the whole family was shocked by the news.

不出所料，全家人对这个消息都感到震惊。

A little nervousness is only to be expected when you are starting a new job.

开始做一份新的工作有点紧张是不足为奇的。

DEMAND 要求, to demand that someone does something because it is a duty or seems reasonable

要求，期望〔某人做某事〕:

The officer expects complete obedience from his troops.

这位军官要求部下绝对服从。

I can't expect her to be on time if I'm late myself.

我要是自己都迟到，就无法要求她准时。

The school expects a lot of its students.

这所学校对学生期望很高。

THINK SB / STH WILL ARRIVE 认为某人会到达/某事会发生, to believe that someone or something is going to arrive

期待，预料:

We're expecting Alison home any minute now.

我们想艾利森现在随时会到家。

Snow is expected by the weekend.

预计周末会下雪。

an expected crowd of 80,000 people

预计聚集 80,000 人

THINK 认为, to think that you will find that someone or something has a particular quality or does a particular thing

料想，猜想:

I expected her to be taller than me, not shorter.

我猜想她个子比我高，不会比我矮。

be expecting (a baby), if a woman is expecting, she is going to have a baby

怀孕

what can / do you expect?, [spoken] used to say that you are not surprised by something unpleasant or disappointing

这有什么奇怪？ 你还能指望什么？:

He was late, but what do you expect?

他迟到了，可这有什么奇怪呢？

how do / can you expect …?, [spoken] used to say that it is unreasonable to think that something will happen or be true

你能指望怎么样？:

If I can't help her, how can you expect to?

如果我都帮不了她，你又能指望怎么样呢？

I expect, [BrE spoken] used to introduce or agree with a statement that you think is probably true

我觉得，依我看:

I expect you're right.

我觉得你说得对。

'Do you think they're going to attack?' ' I expect so .'

“你觉得他们会进攻吗？”“我看会。”