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anticipation

/æntɪsəpeɪʃən/

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1 · noun

a feeling of excited expectation about something ahead

期待；期盼

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The children waited in anticipation as the curtain began to rise.
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幕布缓缓升起时，孩子们满怀期待地等着。
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