意料 (yì liào) — to anticipate, to expect
Definition
意料 emphasizes being 'within the bounds of what one expected' (often in 出乎意料 'beyond expectation'). 预期 is more about a planned target or forecast.
verb
to anticipateto expect
Examples
- 意料。Wǒ wán quán méi yì liào dào tā huì jù jué.I completely didn't expect him to refuse.
- 意料？Nǐ yì liào dào zhè cì kǎo shì zhè me nán ma?Did you expect this exam to be so difficult?
- 。Méi yǒu rén yì liào dào shì qing huì fā zhǎn chéng zhè yàng.No one anticipated that things would develop like this.
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