- 盼望；预期，期望，期待：
We anticipated her winning first prize.
我们期望她获得第一名。
to anticipate a favorable decision
期望一个有利的决定
- 预料：
to anticipate pleasure
预料会愉快
I anticipated that he would be late.
我预料他会迟到。
- 使提前发生；使突然发生；加速；促使：
The bank staff anticipated his dismissal by stealing money.
那名银行职员因偷钱而遭提前开除。
- 抢在…的前面行动，比…先采取行动，先发制(人)；(以抢先行动来)防止，使无法施展：
to anticipate a military attack
以抢先行动防止军事进攻
to anticipate an opponent's blows
抢在对手打过来之前动手，使对手无所施其技
- 先于…前行动，抢…之先，占…之先，先人一着；早于别人做(或做成)，在…之前做(或取得)：
Many modern inventions were anticipated by Leonardo da Vinci.
列奥纳多达芬奇早于许多现代创作之前就创作成功了。
Did the Vikings anticipate Columbus in discovering America?
是北欧海盗在哥伦布之前就发现美洲的吗?
- 预先考虑并满足(需要、请求、希望等)，(想到别人可能提出的命令、要求等而)预先作好，未等待下达就执行(命令)；未等提出就回答(问题)：
She anticipated each of my orders.
未等下达她便执行我的每道命令。
to anticipate a request
预先考虑，并满足要求
- 过早地考虑(或提出)：
to anticipate more difficult questions
过早考虑较多困难问题
The author anticipated the question in a preceding chapter.
作者在前一章就预先考虑到这问题。
- 预为；预用，预先使用(或享受)，提前支用(钱财)，提前享受:
to anticipate a legacy
提前享用遗产
- 提前履行(义务)；提前偿还(债务)：
to anticipate the debt
提前还债