besidepreposition
at the side of; next to
在…旁边；在…附近，紧靠
he sat beside me in the front seat.
他在最前一排座位上坐在我旁边。
on the table beside the bed.
在床边的桌子上。
■compared with
与…相比
beside Paula she always felt clumsy.
和波拉相比，她总是感觉自己笨手笨脚。
in addition to; apart from
除…以外（还）；除…以外（不再）
he commissioned work from other artists beside Minton.
除了明顿以外，他还定购别的艺术家的作品。
expectverb
[with obj.]regard (something) as likely to happen
预计…可能发生；预料
it's as well to expect the worst.
最好作最坏的打算。
[with obj. and infinitive]the hearing is expected to last a week.
估计听证会要持续一周。
[with clause]one might expect that Hollywood would adjust its approach.
有人可能猜测好莱坞会调整其方式。
■regard (someone) as likely to do or be something
估计…可能做
[with obj. and infinitive]they were not expecting him to continue.
他们没有料到他会继续。
■believe that (someone or something) will arrive soon
等待；期望；盼望
Celia was expecting a visitor.
西莉亚在等一个客人。
■look for (something) from someone as rightfully due or requisite in the circumstances
期望；指望
we expect great things of you.
我们对你抱有很高的期望。
■require (someone) to fulfil an obligation
要求
[with obj. and infinitive]we expect employers to pay a reasonable salary.
我们要求用人单位支付合理工资。
■(I expect)(informal)used to indicate that one supposes something to be so but has no firm evidence or knowledge
(非正式)认为；猜想
they're just friends of his, I expect.
我想他们只不过是他的朋友。
[with clause]I expect you know them?.
我想，你认识他们？。
preposition
at the side of; next to
在…旁边；在…附近，紧靠
he sat beside me in the front seat.
他在最前一排座位上坐在我旁边。
on the table beside the bed.
在床边的桌子上。
■compared with
与…相比
beside Paula she always felt clumsy.
和波拉相比，她总是感觉自己笨手笨脚。
