n.

1. 期待；預期[U][C]
   The dog wagged its tail in expectation of a bone.

   那條狗搖著尾巴，巴望吃肉骨頭。

2. 期望，預期的事物[P1]
   The reward fell short of our expectations.

   獎勵不符我們的希望。

3. 前程[P]
   a young artist with great expectations

   有遠大前程的青年藝術家

n.

1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case.
   ▸ (expectations) archaic one's prospects of inheritance.
2. Mathematics  another term for expected value.