expectation
/ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
ɛkspɛk - ˈteɪʃən -> expectation
(n) မျှော်လင့်ချက်
expectation /ek'spek'teÇʃn/ n
၁။ [U] ~ (of sth) မျှော်လင့်ချက်။
He has little expectation of winning a prize. ❍ A few fans waited for a glimpse of the star, but more in hope than in expectation. ❍ In the twentieth century people's expectation of life has been greatly increased.
၂။ [C usu pl ] မျှော်မှန်းချက်။ His parents have great expectations for his future. ❍ She had high expectations of what university had to offer. ❍ The holiday was beyond all our expectations (ie better than we had hoped for).
❏ against/ contrary to (all) expectation(s) [IDM ] ထင်ထားတာနှင့်တလွဲ။ a gold medal that was against all expectations.
❏ fall short of sb's/ not come up to (sb's) expectations [IDM ] မျှော်လင့်ထားသလောက် ဖြစ်မလာ။ မှန်းချက်နှင့် နှမ်းထွက်မကိုက်။ Unfortunately the restaurant he recommended fell far short of our expectations.
❍ His performance didn't come up to expectations.
- [expectation of] : The team set off without any expectation of success.
- [in expectation of] : His associate had given the information in expectation of a reduced penalty.
- [contrary to/against (all/someone’s) expectations] : Contrary to her expectations, Caroline found the show very entertaining.
- [in line with expectations] : The rise in inflation is broadly in line with expectations.
- Mark and Susie went into marriage with very different expectations.
- The two teachers have different expectations of their students.
- [exceed/surpass someone’s expectations] : The success of the product has exceeded all our expectations.
- [beyond (all) expectations] : The team has performed beyond all expectations.
- [have high/low expectations] : Parents with high expectations of their children
- [come up to/live up to/meet someone’s expectations] : We had heard so much about the restaurant, but it did not live up to our expectations.
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