be to be expected

释义

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   可能发生；可以预料；相当正常

   to be likely to happen; to be quite normal

   : So I suppose it was only to be expected.

电影里这样说 · 4 部

• : So I suppose it was only to be expected.Downton Abbey2019
• Your ego was fed. But that is to be expected.The Menu2022
• I suppose this is to be expected back in Aq Salim al-Jabat where one's prized possessionsThe Grand Budapest Hotel2014
• Well, I expected your expecting our expecting.The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019
• Our guests expect it. Albert expects it.The Count of Monte Cristo2002
• I expected him to be...The Great Gatsby2013
• They won't be expecting that.Hot Fuzz2007
• If you re expectingCreed II2018

在完整场景里学

• 唐顿庄园2019
  • 国王王后要来住一晚：business as usual（照常运转）
  • 为迎王室又争遗产：put on the spot（让某人下不来台）
  • 王室管家接管庄园：put on a show（撑起场面）
• 菜单2022
  • 登船前往孤岛餐厅：running interference（打圆场）
  • 吃货说厨师才是艺术家：on the edge of the abyss（站在深渊边缘）
  • 端上石头却说只许品尝：not brain surgery（又不是什么难事）
• 了不起的盖茨比2013
  • 向医生讲起邻居盖茨比：reserve all judgments（先不下判断）
  • 家宴与电话风波：have the decency（懂点分寸）
  • 公寓派对从狂欢到翻脸：sit on the sideline（袖手旁观）

同一词条的短语

• be expecting a baby
• what do you expect

习语频道里接下来

• on shoulders
• the real thing
• wait for it
• on the spot
• at your disposal
• move heaven and earth
• side by side
• on your feet
• come clean
• a far cry from
• a means to an end
• a shot in the dark