expectancy

英 [ɪkˈspektənsi]

美 [ɪkˈspektənsi]

n.  预料; 预期; 期待; 盼望

复数：expectancies　

IELTSTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.7763 / COCA.7655

牛津词典

noun

• 预料；预期；期待；盼望
  the state of expecting or hoping that sth, especially sth good or exciting, will happen
  1. There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
     等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。

柯林斯词典

• See also:The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.life expectancy

英英释义

noun

• something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
  1. each of them had their own anticipations
  2. an indicator of expectancy in development
  Synonym:anticipation
• an expectation
  Synonym:anticipation

双语例句

• Average life expectancy went down from about 70 to 67.
  平均预期寿命从70岁左右降到了67岁。
• In developed countries today life expectancy at birth is about 80 years.
  在发达国家，现在出生的人预期寿命约为80岁。
• This is due in part to increased life expectancy.
  这部分原因是人的预期寿命增加了。
• The current retirement policy was introduced in the 1970s when the average life expectancy was 70.
  当前的退休政策是在1970年代时平均预期寿命是70岁的基础上推出的。
• An actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc.
  自定义函数在生产统计报表中的应用表明预期寿命和死亡概率与年龄性别和职业的函数精算表格。
• In2007 the average life expectancy at birth was78 years.
  2007年，初生婴儿平均预期寿命为78岁，这种进步已经持续数十年。
• The Sun is near half life expectancy.
  太阳快到其生命的一半了。
• Secondly, I think, causing a short male life expectancy than women are still many factors.
  其次，我认为，造成男性寿命比女性短地因素中还非常多。
• These countries also enjoy higher social mobility, life expectancy and life satisfaction than the US.
  这些国家的社会流动性、预期寿命和生活满意度也都高于美国。
• The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.
  支持者们充满了期待。