hope与expect用法辨析

want,wish,hope与expect用法辨析

want,wish,hope与expect这四个动词都可以表示愿望，意思为“想要”、“希望”、“期望” 等，但它们的用法有别。

一、want用于口语，表达迫切的愿望。常用于：1、want+n./pron.想要某物e.g. I want a new pen.2、Want+to do sth.要做某事e.g. I want to buy the bike.3、Want+sb.to do sth.(需)要某人做某事e.g. the teacher wants us to clean the classroom.4、Want+sth.done在要别人把某事作了。e.g. He wants the work done at once.5、Sth+want+doin g/to be done某事需要做。e.g. The windows wants cleaning/to be cleaned.[注意]want之后不能跟从句或“object+n.”结构作宾语。

二、wish表示客观上不太可能实现的希望或表示祝愿。常用于：1、wish+to do sth.希望做某事e.g. I wish to visit America someday.2、wish+sb. to d o sth.希望某人做某事e.g. His parents wishes him to be a scien tist in the future.3、wish+sb.+n,/adj.祝愿某人...... e.g. I wish you success!I wish you happy!4、wish+that clause但愿. .....(从句要用虚拟语气) e.g. I wish(that) I were young again.6、wish+sth.done希望(别人)做了某事e.g. I wish the work finished th is week.[注意]wish后跟宾语从句时要用虚拟语气。

三、hope强调主观上的“希望”。常用于：1、hope+to do sth.希望做某事 e.g. W e hope to visit Yan'an soon.2、hope+that clause希望...... e.g. Our foreign friends hope that they can jion the Ma y Day cele-brations in Beijing.[注意] hope后不能跟复合宾语。

四、expect强调客观上可能实现的“期望”，“期待”等。常用于：1、

expect+n./pron .盼望或期待某物e.g. He is expecting her letter.Don't expect to o much of him.2、expect+to do.sth.期望做某事e.g. She expects to go there next week.3、expect+sb.to do sth.盼望某人做某事。

e.g. He expects you to finish the work in time.4、e xpect+that clause期望/期待......e.g. I expected that he wou ld come one day.

[注意] expect常用过去完成时表达过去未曾实现的期望；另外它后面不能接带有名词的复合宾语。