The expected rise in global sea levels over the next century has led coastal cities to revise their flood-defense plans.
未来一个世纪全球海平面的预期上升已促使沿海城市修订其防洪计划。
Which choice best defines “expected”?
C — Regarded as likely to happen. “expected” means regarded as likely to happen.
Which word means “regarded as likely to happen”?
A — expected. “expected” means regarded as likely to happen.
expected — regarded as likely to happen. In Chinese: 预期的，预料的.
expected is pronounced /ɪkˈspɛktɪd/.
The expected rise in global sea levels over the next century has led coastal cities to revise their flood-defense plans. (未来一个世纪全球海平面的预期上升已促使沿海城市修订其防洪计划。)
anticipated, predicted, foreseen — all close in meaning to expected (regarded as likely to happen).
unexpected, surprising — each the opposite of expected (regarded as likely to happen).
Yes. expected is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.