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

• Average life expectancy went down from about 70 to 67.
  平均预期寿命从70岁左右降到了67岁。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Sun is near half life expectancy.
  太阳快到其生命的一半了。
• The differences in life expectancy free of CVD were 7.8 and 8.4 years, respectively.
  在有和无心血管疾病情况下，男性女性生命期望值分别相差7.8年和8.4年。
• This is due in part to increased life expectancy.
  这部分原因是人的预期寿命增加了。
• This is due in part to medical discoveries which have greatly reduced infant mortality and extended life expectancy.
  这种增加的部分原因是医学方面的新发现大大减低了婴儿的死亡率和延长了寿命。
• In developed countries today life expectancy at birth is about 80 years.
  在发达国家，现在出生的人预期寿命约为80岁。
• 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 supporters had a tremendous air of expectancy.
  支持者们充满了期待。