expect的形容詞形式是

　　We expect to see further improvement over the coming year.

　　我們期望來年會有更進一步的改善。

　　Prices are expected to rise even higher this year.

　　預計今年的價格將漲得更高。

　　It was much better than I'd expected.

　　這比我預料的要好得多。

　　We expect the market to mushroom in the next two years.

　　我們期望未來兩年內市場會迅速發展。

　　Well, really and truly, things were better than expected.

　　啊，情況的的確確比預計的要好。

　　A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.

　　通過考試的學生比我預計的少得多。

　　The actual cost was higher than we expected.

　　實際成本比我們預計的要高。