動(dòng)詞 anticipate:

1. regard something as probable or likely
   同義詞：expect
2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
   同義詞：foresee, forestall, counter
3. realize beforehand
   同義詞：previse, foreknow, foresee
4. make a prediction about; tell in advance
   同義詞：predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, promise
5. be excited or anxious about
   同義詞：look for, look to
6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

1. We anticipate that we will meet a certain amount of resistance to our plan.
   我們預(yù)料我們的計(jì)劃會(huì)遇到一些人的反對(duì)。
2. It is unwise to anticipate your earnings by spending a lot of money.
   大量花錢提前使用自己的收入是不明智的。
3. In business, you've got to anticipate how your competitors will act.
   在生意上，你必須事先估計(jì)到你的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手會(huì)如何行動(dòng)。

an.tic.i.pate

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
an.tic.i.pat.ed,an.tic.i.pat.ing,an.tic.i.pates
To feel or realize beforehand; foresee.
預(yù)感，預(yù)料：提前感到或意識(shí)到；預(yù)見
To look forward to, especially with pleasure; expect.
期望；期待：期望，尤指懷著喜悅；期待
To act in advance so as to prevent; forestall.
搶在…之前：預(yù)先防止；領(lǐng)先搶前
To foresee and fulfill in advance.See Synonyms at expect
行動(dòng)在前：預(yù)先料到并完成參見 expect
To cause to happen in advance; accelerate.
使提前發(fā)生；加速，促進(jìn)
To use in advance, as income not yet available.
預(yù)支：在沒拿到收入的情況下預(yù)先支用
To pay (a debt) before it is due.
提前償還債務(wù)

來源：
Latin anticip3re anticip3t- [to take before]
拉丁語 anticip3re anticip3t- [提前采取]
ante- [ante-]
ante- [前綴，表示.在…之前.，.前.]
capere [to take] * see kap-
capere [采取] *參見 kap-

【引伸】
antic.ipat.able
adj.（形容詞）
antic.ipa.tor
n.（名詞）
antic.ipato.ry
Some people hold thatanticipate is improperly used as a simple synonym for expect; they would restrict its use to situations in which advance action is taken either to forestall (anticipate her opponent`s next move ) or to fulfill ( anticipate my desires ). In earlier surveys, however, a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the use ofanticipate to mean .to feel or to realize beforehand. and .to look forward to.. The wordunanticipated, however, is not established as a synonym for unexpected. Thus 77 percent of the Usage Panel rejected the sentenceThey always set aside a little extra food for unanticipated guests, inasmuch as guests for whom advance provision has been made cannot be said to be unanticipated,though they may very well be unexpected.
有些人認(rèn)為把anticipate 作為 expect 的簡(jiǎn)單同義詞并不恰當(dāng)； 他們把這個(gè)詞的用法限制在某種情境中，即搶在…之前行動(dòng)(搶在對(duì)手的下步之前行動(dòng) )或滿足( 滿足我的欲望 )。 然而，在以前的調(diào)查中，用法專題小組大多數(shù)成員所接受的anticipate 的意思是.預(yù)感、預(yù)知.和.期望.。 可是，unanticipated 這個(gè)詞并不能作為 unexpected 的同義詞。 這樣一來，用法專題小組中77%的人都不同意下面這句話他們總是額外留出一些食物給未預(yù)料到的客人 ， 既然已提前為這些客人們準(zhǔn)備了食物，就不能說他們是未預(yù)料的，盡管他們是不速之客