一、look forward to 与 looking forward to的区别
1、两者翻译为汉语，意思相同，都是“盼望；期望”
2、look forward to ：这是动词短语，在句子中用作谓语。例：
I look forward to your early reply.
盼早回复。
looking forward to这是现在分词短语，在句子中作状语，或者与be动词连用构成进行时态，作谓语。例：
I【am looking forward to】your early reply.
与be动词连用，构成现在进行时态，作谓语。给人一种印象：正在等待，最好尽快回复。
He looked around,【looking forward to seeing a kind person coming over to help him out of trouble现在分词短语，作状语，表示伴随情况。】
二、look forward to的同义词
anticipate,hope for,expect
1、anticipate：预料；预期；预见
You, my darling, are the wind that I did not anticipate, the wind that has gusted more strongly than I ever imagined possible.
亲爱的，你是我没有预料的那种风，那种甚至比我能够想象到的还要强烈的风。
2、hope for：希望；期望
The circus failed to satisfy the child&39;s hope for there was no elephant.
这马戏团因为没有大象，使这孩子大失所望。
3、expect：期望；预计；期待；指望
Don&39;t expect to be successful right away. Rome wasn&39;t built in a day, you know.
不要期望立刻就有所成就。罗马不是一天造成的。
