expectancy

英 [ɪkˈspektənsi]

美 [ɪkˈspektənsi]

n.  预料; 预期; 期待; 盼望

复数：expectancies　

IELTSTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.7763 / COCA.7655

牛津词典

noun

• 预料；预期；期待；盼望
  the state of expecting or hoping that sth, especially sth good or exciting, will happen
  1. There was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.
     等待的人群有一种期盼的心情。

柯林斯词典

• See also:The supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.life expectancy

英英释义

noun

• something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
  1. each of them had their own anticipations
  2. an indicator of expectancy in development
  Synonym:anticipation
• an expectation
  Synonym:anticipation

双语例句

• The European Happy Planet Index used carbon efficiency, life satisfaction and life expectancy to rate the countries.
  此项“欧洲快乐星球指数”主要是综合碳效率、人民的生活满意度及预期寿命三个指标对这些国家进行评分。
• Greatly increased life expectancy and control board system reliability.
  大大提高控制线路板寿命和系统可靠性。
• A new study shows a relationship between fast walking and life expectancy.
  一项新的研究显示了快步走和长寿之间的关系。
• Americans 'life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century.
  美国人的寿命在过去的一百年中翻了一倍。
• The Sun is near half life expectancy.
  太阳快到其生命的一半了。
• They can reduce ankle swelling and breathlessness and may increase life expectancy.
  它们可以减少踝关节肿胀和呼吸困难，并可能增加的预期寿命。
• In continental Europe, the life expectancy of wealthy and poor pensioners is not starkly different.
  在欧洲大陆，富有和贫困退休者的预期寿命没有明显的差别。
• These countries also enjoy higher social mobility, life expectancy and life satisfaction than the US.
  这些国家的社会流动性、预期寿命和生活满意度也都高于美国。
• An actuarial table indicating life expectancy and probability of death as a function or age and sex and occupation etc.
  自定义函数在生产统计报表中的应用表明预期寿命和死亡概率与年龄性别和职业的函数精算表格。
• In2007 the average life expectancy at birth was78 years.
  2007年，初生婴儿平均预期寿命为78岁，这种进步已经持续数十年。