expectant

adj.

期待的，预期的，期望的；

n.

[数]期望值；期待着；候选人；

复数：expectants

1. There was an expectant stir from the audience.
   观众中传出了一阵期待的骚动。
2. With expectant faces, children are waiting for the drama to start.
   孩子们眼巴巴地等候话剧开始。
3. There is a lounge in the mill where expectant mothers can take a rest.
   厂里有休息厅，怀孕的女工可以在那里休息。
4. Expectant mothers may not do work connected with radioactive isotopes.
   怀孕女工不得做与放射性同位素有关的工作。

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