anticipateKK [ænˋtɪsəˏpet] /ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/發音anti- 在前+cip 拿、取+-ate 動詞→事先拿取展開收合anti-字首在前cip字根拿、取-ate字尾動詞字面:事先拿取事情還沒發生就先把它拿到手,即預先料到、搶先一步應對。動詞1預期、預料、預估We anticipate a sharp rise in demand over the holidays.我們預期假期期間需求會大幅上升。2預先因應、未雨綢繆、事先防範A good manager anticipates problems before they arise.好的主管會在問題發生前就先做好因應。3期待、盼望The children are eagerly anticipating their first trip abroad.孩子們正熱切期待他們第一次出國旅行。4搶先、先於、早於正式His early sketches anticipated many later developments in modern art.他早期的素描先於現代藝術後來的許多發展。