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盼望；预期，期望，期待：
We anticipated her winning first prize.
我们期望她获得第一名。
to anticipate a favorable decision
期望一个有利的决定
预料：
to anticipate pleasure
预料会愉快
I anticipated that he would be late.
我预料他会迟到。
使提前发生；使突然发生；加速；促使：
The bank staff anticipated his dismissal by