anticipate

Compared meaning: expect that something will happen (verb).

比较义项：预料、预期某事将会发生（动词）。

• anticipate 本词

  Implies not just expecting an event but preparing for or acting ahead of it; more formal, common in business, planning, or cautious contexts.

  不仅表示预料某事会发生，还暗示提前为此做好准备或采取行动；语气较正式，常用于商业、计划或谨慎应对的语境。

  The airline anticipates delays and has added extra staff at check-in.

  这家航空公司预料到会有延误，因此在值机处增加了工作人员。

• expect

  The plain, everyday word for believing something will happen or someone will arrive, with no implication of advance preparation.

  是日常中性的用词，表示相信某事会发生或某人/某物会到达，不含提前准备的意味。

  We expect the train to arrive in about ten minutes.

  我们预计火车大约十分钟后到达。

Anticipate and expect both mean to think something will happen. Anticipate usually implies preparing for or acting ahead of the event; it is more formal, common in business or planning. Expect is the plain, everyday word for believing something will happen, without preparing ahead.

两词都表示“预料某事会发生”，但 anticipate 通常暗示提前做好准备或采取行动，语气更正式；expect 是日常中性的说法，只表示“相信会发生”或“等着某人/某事到来”，不一定含有提前准备的意思。