1.anticipate的基本意思有二。一是“预先处理”,可指在规定的时间或适当的次序之前先行、先付、先用,常含有“不必要地、不适当地”等意味; 也指抢在某计划或某行动执行之前采取措施阻止其实现; 还可指如先知者那样先知先行。二是“预感”“期望”,即在事先预见或预知某事的存在或将发生。这种预感或期望一定是在事先曾遭受或体味到的,或者事后实现了的,除此之外的预感(如通过推理而预知者)不可使用本词。
2.anticipate是及物动词,一般接名词、动名词和名词从句作宾语,可用于被动结构。

用作不及物动词
▲S+～(+A)
I am anticipating a little.我所预期的仅是一点儿。
用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They have anticipated us and seized the bridge.他们抢在我们之前占领了那座桥。
It is impossible for the bank to anticipate payment.银行不可能提前支付。
He tried to anticipate all my needs.他设法将我需要的东西提前备好。
We are not anticipating trouble when the factory opens again.我们期望在工厂再次开工时不发生麻烦。
The directors anticipated a fall in demand.董事们预感需求会降低。
He anticipated something unusual would happen.他预感到不寻常的事将要发生。
I anticipated great pleasure from my visit to Beijing.我预知北京之行将很愉快。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
A relatively firm material can be anticipated.可以提前准备一种较为坚实的材料。
▲S+～+v-ing
I anticipate his winning first prize.我期望他赢得第一名。
▲S+～+that-clause
We didn't anticipate that such a thing would happen.我们未曾料到竟然发生此等事情。
We anticipated that the enemy would cross the river and so we destroyed the bridge.我们预见到敌人要过河,因此我们把桥毁掉了。
▲S+～+wh-clause
It's impossible to anticipate when it will happen.要预料何时会发生是不可能的。

anticipate, expect, look for, look forward to
参见expect条。

anticipate, foreknow, foresee
这组词都有“预知”的意思,其区别是:
anticipate指依据事先所曾经历过的体验而预知; foreknow指通过自然的力量或超自然的力量预知; foresee则不表明怎样预知,可通过灵感或想象,也可通过推理。试体会下面三句的意思:
We anticipated that they would be late.
我们预料他们会迟到。
Who would foreknow the miseries of man?
谁能预知人类的苦难?
Things turned out to be exactly as he had foreseen.
事情已如他所预见的那样。

anticipate其后不能直接接动词不定式,但可接动名词。例如:
我期望从这演讲中获得很多教益。
误:I anticipate to derive much instruction from the lecture.
正:I anticipate deriving much instruction from the lecture.

［派生词］ anticipation n.预期，期望