anticipation

名词 anticipation:

1. pleasurable expectation
   同义词：expectancy
2. something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
   同义词：expectancy
3. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
   同义词：prediction, prevision
4. wishing with confidence of fulfillment
   同义词：expectation

1. I can not deny my keen anticipation of her visit.
   我不能否认我热切期待她的来访。
2. Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.
   担心，忧虑对未来充满恐惧或焦虑; 忧惧
3. I have take my coat and umbrella in anticipation of rain.
   我估计有雨，所以带著外套和伞。
4. A feeling of unease or mild nausea caused especially by fearful anticipation.
   因害怕而发抖特别是由于可怕的预感而引起的不适感觉或轻度的恶心呕吐

an.tic.i.pa.tion

n.（名词）
The act of anticipating.
预期，预料：预先采取的行为
An expectation.
期望
Foreknowledge, intuition, and presentiment.
预知，直觉，预感
The use or assignment of funds, especially from a trust fund, before they are legitimately available for use.
预支：在合法获得之前使用或分配资金，尤指信托资金
Music Introduction of one note of a new chord before the previous chord is resolved.
【音乐】 先来音：在前一个音未结束之前一个新的音符已奏出的音阶序曲