half-expect

短语

词形变化

half-expected half-expecting half-expects 三单 half-expects half-expecting 现在分词 half-expected 过去式 half-expected 过去分词

别名

halfexpect

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    Almost to expect; to think that something may happen, without being entirely sure.

    - I'm afraid we have no appointments available until next week. - Oh, that's all right; I half-expected that.

词源

From half- + expect.

来源:wiktionary