单词 | hope |
释义 | hope noun¹ 1belief that sth you want will happen愿望adjective | ... of hope | verb + hope | hope + verb | preposition | phrases adjective➤deep, fervent, great深切的希冀;热切的期望;美好的希望◆a feeling of considerable hope感觉有相当大的希望◆it is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward.我热切盼望你能进一步推动这个项目。➤high (only used with hopes 仅与 hopes 连用) 厚望;希望很大◆we have high hopes for the project.我们对这个项目寄予厚望。◆hopes are high that a resolution to the conflict can be found.大有希望找到解决冲突的方法。➤best, main最好的希望;主要的希望◆privatization seems to offer the best hope for the industry.对这个行业来说,私有化似乎最有前途。➤faint, slight, vague一线希望;模糊的希望◆there was still a faint hope that they would accept the offer.还有一丝希望,他们有可能接受这个建议。➤real, sincere真正的希望;衷心的期望◆without any real hope of success没有任何真正成功的希望◆it is my sincere hope that she will find happiness at last.我衷心希望她最终能够找到幸福。➤realistic, reasonable符合现实的希望;合理的期望▸➤desperate, wild强烈的希望▸➤false, forlorn, vain虚妄的希冀;极其渺茫的希望;徒然的希望◆he wasn't trying to give her false hope.他不想让她有任何虚幻的希望。◆it seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi.看来我们找到出租车的希望非常渺茫。➤dashed破灭的希望▸➤early早先的希望◆his early hopes of freedom were now gone.他早先对自由的期望已不复存在。➤last, only最后的希望;唯一的希望◆he had one last hope to cling to.他只有最后的一线希望了。➤fresh, new, renewed新的希望;重新燃起的希望◆the treatment gave him renewed hope.治疗使他重新燃起了希望。➤sudden突如其来的希望◆her dark eyes lit with sudden hope.突如其来的希望使她暗淡的双眸明亮了起来。➤lingering, remaining尚存的一线希望;残存的希望◆these figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的一线希望。➤personal个人的希望... of hope➤flicker, glimmer, ray, spark一线希望;一点儿期望◆i looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.我看了看她,感到了一线希望。verb + hope➤be full of, cherish, entertain, feel, harbour/harbor, have, hold, see充满希望;抱有希望;感到有希望;看到希望◆he secretly cherished hopes that george would marry his daughter.他心中暗暗希望乔治会娶自己的女儿。◆political leaders do now entertain the hope that a settlement can be found.政治领袖们现在确实希望能找到一种解决方案。◆she saw little hope of meeting the targets.她觉得实现目标的希望微乎其微。➤express, voice吐露希望◆the mexican president expressed hope for cooperation on trade.墨西哥总统表达了进行贸易合作的希望。➤share有同样的希望▸➤pin, place, put指望;寄望◆he pinned all his hopes on getting that job.他把希望全寄托在得到那份工作上了。➤find找到希望◆maybe we can find some hope for humanity after all.或许我们最终能够为人类找到某种希望。➤cling to, keep alive, live in紧紧抓住希望;保持希望;生活在希望中◆it is important to keep alive the hope that a peace settlement might be found.重要的是对找到和平解决方案始终抱有希望。◆i haven't yet found a place to rent, but i live in hope.我还没租到住处,不过还是满怀希望。➤not hold out不抱希望◆i don't hold out much hope of finding a buyer.我不太指望能找到买主。➤abandon, give up, lose放弃希望;失去希望◆i didn't give up hope of being released.我没有放弃获释的希望。➤bring sb, give sb, offer (sb), provide, raise赋予希望;(给某人)带来希望◆the use of fish oil to treat cancer has brought fresh hope to millions of sufferers.用鱼油治疗癌症的方法给数百万患者带来了新的希望。◆this announcement has raised hopes that the crisis may be coming to an end.公告唤起了人们的希望 : 危机可能就要结束了。➤boost (especially bre) 增加希望◆the latest job figures have boosted hopes for the economy.最新的就业数据使人们对经济寄予更大的希望。➤crush, dash, destroy, end, kill, kill off, shatter, wreck (especially bre) 使希望破灭;扼杀希望;粉碎希望◆her hopes of going to college have now been dashed.她上大学的希望现在已经破灭了。hope + verb➤lie, rest希望寄托在⋯◆her only hope lay in escape.她唯一的希望就是逃跑。◆their main hopes rest on their new striker.他们主要的希望都寄托在新任前锋身上。➤grow, rise希望增加◆hopes of a peaceful end to the strike are now growing.和平结束这次罢工的希望越来越大。➤flare, flare up, spring, spring up, surge希望突然萌发;希望涌动◆hope flared up inside her.她心中燃起了希望。➤remain仍有希望◆hope remains that survivors will be found.仍有找到幸存者的希望。➤die, disappear, fade希望消失;希望逐渐消失◆hope faded after wrecked remains of the ship were washed onto the shore.随着遇难船只的残片冲上岸边,人们的希望也越来越渺茫。preposition➤beyond hope毫无希望◆damaged beyond hope of repair损坏得无法修理➤in hope of, in the hope that, in hopes that (name) 希望⋯;期望⋯◆i am writing to you in the hope that you can help me obtain some information.我写这封信是希望您能帮我打听一些事情。◆i am writing this letter in hopes that it will be forwarded to the editor.希望我写的这封信能被转交给编辑。➤without hope没有希望◆she felt weak and without hope.她感觉非常脆弱,前途渺茫。➤hope for对⋯的希望◆young people who are full of hope for the future对未来满怀憧憬的年轻人➤hope of对⋯的希望◆i have no hope of winning.我根本没有获胜的希望。phrases➤every hope of sth, little hope of sth, no hope of sth, some hope of sth大有希望;希望渺茫;毫无希望;有些希望◆we have every hope of completing the project this year.我们完全有希望在今年完成这一计划。◆there is little hope that they will be found alive.他们生还的希望非常渺茫。➤grounds for hope, reason for hope抱有希望的理由◆we now have good grounds for hope.我们现在有充分的理由抱有希望。➤keep your hopes up保持自己的希望◆we're trying to keep our hopes up.我们正努力保持住希望。➤not a hope in hell (informal) 压根儿没希望◆you don't have a hope in hell of finding a job.你找工作,门儿都没有。➤a sign of hope, a symbol of hope希望的征兆➤not get your hopes up不抱有(过多的)希望◆i'll see what i can do, but don't get your hopes up too much.我会尽我所能,但你不要抱有太高的期望。hope noun² 2sth you wish for期望的事物adjective | verb + hope | preposition | phrases adjective➤big hopes, high hopes很高的期望◆they have high hopes for their children.他们对孩子的期望很高。➤future对未来的憧憬▸➤distant遥远的希望◆peace is a distant hope in this war-torn region.在这个饱受战争蹂躏的地区,和平是遥不可及的梦想。➤personal个人的愿望▸➤unfulfilled未曾实现的愿望◆a bitter tale of unfulfilled hopes一个愿望未了的辛酸故事➤championship, medal, olympic, play-off, title, etc.夺冠、赢得奖牌、参加奥运会、打加时赛、获得第一名等的希望◆the team's championship hopes该队夺冠的希望verb + hope➤carry承载希望◆every time he plays he carries the hopes of the entire nation.他每次比赛都承载了整个民族的希望。preposition➤hope for, hope of对⋯的希望;⋯的愿望phrases➤your hopes and dreams, expectations, fears, etc.憧憬和梦想、希望与期待、希望与恐惧等◆she told me all her hopes and dreams.她把所有的憧憬和梦想都告诉了我。hope noun³ 3sb/sth that will help you get what you want被寄予希望的人或事物adjective | verb + hope | preposition adjective➤big, bright远大的/光明的前景▸➤last, one, only最后的指望;一个指望;唯一的指望◆he turned to her in despair and said, 'you're my last hope.'绝望中他向她说:“你是我最后的希望。”◆our one hope was that the hurricane would change direction.我们的一个希望是飓风会改变方向。➤medal夺牌希望verb + hope➤represent代表着希望◆he represents our best hope for a swimming medal.他是我们获得游泳奖牌的最大希望。preposition➤hope for获得⋯的希望◆she is britain's brightest hope for a medal.她是英国最有可能夺取奖牌的运动员。➤hope of关于⋯的希望◆the operation was kelly's only hope of survival.手术是凯利活下来的唯一希望。hope verbadverb | verb + hope | preposition | phrases adverb➤certainly, desperately, fervently, really, sincerely, very much热切地盼望;衷心地期待;非常希望◆they hoped desperately that their missing son would come home.他们焦急地盼望失踪的儿子能够回家。◆i sincerely hope that you will be successful.我衷心祝愿你成功。➤only只是希望◆i only hope you're right.我只希望你是对的。➤secretly私下希望◆he secretly hoped that she wouldn't be home.他暗暗希望她不在家。verb + hope➤(not) dare (to)(不)敢指望➤hardly dare, scarcely dare (especially bre) 几乎不敢指望◆i hardly dared to hope the plan would succeed.我几乎不敢奢望这项计划能够成功。➤begin to开始期待▸➤continue to继续期望preposition➤for盼望⋯◆we are hoping for good weather.我们正盼着好天气。phrases➤hope against hope (= to continue to hope for sth even though it is very unlikely) 存有一线希望▸➤hope for the best (= to hope that sth will happen successfully, esp. where it seems likely that it will not) 尽量往好处想hope noun 1➤hope for the future对未来的期望➤your hopes and fears你的愿望和恐惧hope ♦︎ optimism ♦︎ expectancy ♦︎ wishful thinkingthese are all words for a feeling that good things will happen.这些词均表示希望、期望。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆hope / optimism for sth◆hope / optimism that...◆great / considerable / false / renewed hope / optimism◆to express / share your hope / optimism◆hope / optimism grows / rises■ hope [uncountable, countable] a belief that sth you want to happen will happen希望;期望◆there is now hope of a cure.现在有治愈的希望了。◆they have given up hope of finding any more survivors.他们已不抱希望再找到幸存者了。◆there is still a glimmer of hope.仍有一线希望。◆she has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it).她抱有必胜的信念。◆don't raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed.不要期望过高,否则你可能会失望的。ⓘ hope is usually used to talk about a belief that sth particular will happen, not just that things in general will be good. * hope 通常指希望某件事情会发生,而不仅仅是总体情况良好。 opp despair , hopelessness → despair noun ➡ see also give up hope , lose hope → despair verb , hopeful → optimistic , hopeful → promising ■ optimism /ɒptɪmɪzəm; name ɑːptɪmɪzəm/ [uncountable] (rather formal) a feeling that good things will happen and that sth will be successful; the tendency to have this feeling乐观;乐观主义◆he returned with renewed optimism about the future.他回来时恢复了对未来的乐观态度。◆some people talked of a mood of cautious optimism.一些人提到要有谨慎乐观的心态。ⓘ optimism is often used in business or political contexts, when business managers or politicians express a belief that their company or policies will be successful. * optimism 常用于商务或政治语境,用于企业经营者或政界人士表示他们相信公司经营或施政方针将会成功。 opp pessimism → negative adj. ➡ see also optimistic → optimistic ■ expectancy /ɪkspektənsi/ [uncountable] (rather formal, especially written) the state of expecting or hoping that sth, especially sth good or exciting, will happen期待;盼望;期望◆there was an air of expectancy among the waiting crowd.等待的群众有一种期盼的心情。ⓘ expectancy is often used by people on television or radio to describe crowds waiting for an exciting event to happen. * expectancy 常被电视台或电台节目主持人用于描述期盼激动人心事件发生的人群。 ➡ see also expectant → optimistic ■ wishful thinking [uncountable] the belief that sth that you want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true or very unlikely不实际的幻想;一厢情愿◆i've got a feeling that alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking.我感觉亚历克斯喜欢上我了,但那可能只是我一厢情愿的想法。hope noun 2➤hope for the future对未来的期望➤your hopes and fears你的愿望和恐惧 ➡ see also the entry for desire另见 desire 条hope ♦︎ dream ♦︎ aspiration ♦︎ ambition ♦︎ fantasy ♦︎ expectationthese are all words for a wish to have or do sth.这些词均表示愿望、心愿。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆hopes / aspirations / expectations for sth◆aspirations / an ambition to do sth◆high hopes / aspirations / ambitions / expectations◆(a) personal hope / dream / aspiration / ambition / fantasy / expectations◆political hopes / aspirations / ambitions◆to have hopes / a dream / aspirations / an ambition / a fantasy / expectations◆to cherish / harbour / nurture a hope / a dream / an ambition / a fantasy◆to fulfil your hopes / dreams / aspirations / ambitions / fantasies / expectations◆to achieve your dreams / aspirations / ambitions◆to abandon / give up a hope / a dream / an ambition◆to shatter a hope / dream / fantasy■ hope [countable] a wish to have or do sth愿望;理想◆she told me all her hopes, dreams and fears.她把所有的愿望、梦想和恐惧都告诉了我。◆they have high hopes for their children.他们对自己的孩子寄予厚望。opp fear → fear ■ dream [countable] a wish to have or do sth, especially one that seems difficult to achieve(尤指难以实现的)理想,梦想,愿望◆her lifelong dream was to be a famous writer.她毕生的愿望就是成为名作家。◆if i win it will be a dream come true.如果我赢了,就梦想成真了。◆what would be your dream job?你理想的工作是什么?◆i've finally found the man of my dreams.我最终找到了理想中的男人。 ➡ see also dream → trance , dreamer → visionary ▸ dream verb [intransitive, transitive] ◆it was the kind of trip most people only dream about.这是那种大多数人只能梦想的旅行。◆i never dreamed i'd actually get the job!我做梦也没想到会真的得到这份工作!■ aspiration /æspəreɪʃn/ [countable, usually plural] (rather formal) a wish to have or do sth, especially sth that would be considered an achievement or an improvement on your current life and position抱负,志向(尤指生活或工作上的成就)◆he had never had any aspirations to enter politics.他以前从未有过进入政界的志向。◆what changes are needed to meet women's aspirations for employment?需要怎么变革才能满足女性的就业诉求呢?■ ambition /æmbɪʃn/ [countable] a strong wish to do or achieve sth抱负;志向;野心◆she never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer.她一直未能实现成为名作家的夙愿。◆his burning ambition was to study medicine.他渴望学医。 ➡ see also ambition → ambition note 辨析 aspiration or ambition? aspirations are usually more general than ambitions. they are all the things that you hope to achieve in life, considered especially in terms of material possessions and social and career success; they are often talked about in a general way in phrases with and.一般来说,aspiration 比 ambition 意义更宽泛。aspirations 指人生中希望拥有的东西,尤指物质上的富足、社会地位的提升和事业上的成功,通常用在 and 连接的短语中◆your hopes / needs / dreams / interests / fears and aspirations你的愿望/需要/梦想/兴趣/恐惧和抱负an ambition is usually a particular thing, often connected with success in your career. while people most frequently talk about just having aspirations, they try to achieve, fulfil, realize or satisfy their ambitions. * ambition 通常指某个具体愿望,常与事业有关。一般情况下用 have aspirations 表示有抱负,而努力实现自己的理想用 achieve/fulfil/realize/satisfy sb's ambition。■ fantasy /fæntəsi/ [countable] a pleasant situation that you imagine but that is unlikely to happen幻想;想像◆he spoke of his childhood fantasies about becoming a famous football player.他谈起儿时想成为足球明星的幻想。 ➡ see also fantasy → imagination ▸ fantasize (bre also fantasise) /fæntəsaɪz/ verb [intransitive] ◆many people fantasize about winning the lottery.很多人幻想中彩票大奖。■ expectation /ekspekteɪʃn/ [countable, usually plural, uncountable] (rather formal) a hope that sth good will happen希望;盼望◆the results exceeded our expectations.结果比我们希望的还好。◆the event did not live up to expectations.这场活动有负众望。◆there was an air of expectation and great curiosity.当时人们的心情带着期待和万分好奇。ⓘ people typically talk about exceeding, surpassing, meeting or fulfilling expectations.常与 expectation 搭配的动词有 exceed、surpass、meet 和 fulfil。 ➡ see also expectation → expectation hope verb ➡ see also the entry for expect另见 expect 条hope ♦︎ wait ♦︎ wish ♦︎ aspire ♦︎ set your sights on sth ♦︎ set your heart on sththese words all mean to want sth to happen very much.这些词均表示希望某事发生。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to hope / wait / wish for sth◆to hope / wish that...◆to hope / wait / aspire to do sth◆to still hope for / wait for / wish for / aspire to sth◆to really / secretly / always / never hope for / wish for / aspire to sth◆to just / only hope / wish■ hope [intransitive, transitive] to want sth to happen and think that it is possible希望,期望(某事发生)◆we're hoping for good weather on sunday.我们盼望着星期天天气好。◆all we can do now is wait and hope.我们现在能做的就是等待和期盼。◆'do you think it will rain?' 'i hope not.'“你觉得会下雨吗?”“但愿不会。”◆'will you be back before dark?' 'i hope so, yes.'“你天黑之前能回来吗?”“我希望可以吧。”◆let's hope we can find a parking space.希望咱们能找到停车位。◆it is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.希望能筹得超过 1 万英镑。◆she is hoping to win the gold medal.她希望赢得金牌。■ wait [intransitive, transitive] to hope or watch for sth to happen, especially for a long time(尤指长时间地)希望,期待,盼望◆the team had waited for success for eighteen years.这个队企盼胜利已经十八年了。◆this is just the opportunity i've been waiting for.这正是我一直期待的机会。◆he's waiting for me to make a mistake.他正盼着我出错呢。◆i waited my chance and slipped out when no one was looking.我等待时机,趁没人注意时溜了出去。■ wish [intransitive] to think very hard that you want sth, especially sth that can only be achieved by good luck or magic盼望,企求,祈盼(交好运或发生奇迹等)◆if you wish really hard, maybe you'll get what you want.用心祈盼,也许就能愿望成真。◆it's no use wishing for the impossible.企求不可能的事情是徒劳无益的。◆he has everything he could possibly wish for.一切他想要得到的东西他都有了。 ➡ see also wish → wish noun , wish → want verb ■ aspire /əspaɪə(r)/ [intransitive] (rather formal) to have a strong desire to achieve or become sth渴望(成就);有志(成为)◆she aspired to a scientific career.她有志于科学事业。◆he aspired to be their next leader.他渴望成为他们的下一任领导人。■ set your sights on sth -->idiom(setting, set, set) (especially journalism尤用于新闻) to decide that you want sth and try very hard to get it以⋯为奋斗目标;决心做到◆i had set my sights on a career in journalism.我立志从事新闻事业。ⓘ set your sights on sth is usually used to talk about things that people want to achieve in sport or business. * set your sights on sth 通常指人们在体育竞技或商业上决心达到某目标。■ set your heart on sth-->■ have your heart set on sth -->idiom(setting, set, set)to want sth very much, and not let anyone or anything make you change your mind渴望;一心想要◆they've set their heart on a house in the country.他们下定决心要在乡下买房子。hope [uncountable, countable] a belief that sth you want to happen will happen希望;期望◆there is now hope of a cure.现在有治愈的希望了。◆they have given up hope of finding any more survivors.他们已不抱希望再找到幸存者了。◆there is still a glimmer of hope.仍有一线希望。◆she has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it).她抱有必胜的信念。◆don't raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed.不要期望过高,否则你可能会失望的。ⓘ hope is usually used to talk about a belief that sth particular will happen, not just that things in general will be good. * hope 通常指希望某件事情会发生,而不仅仅是总体情况良好。 opp despair , hopelessness → despair noun ➡ see also give up hope , lose hope → despair verb , hopeful → optimistic , hopeful → promising hope [countable] a wish to have or do sth愿望;理想◆she told me all her hopes, dreams and fears.她把所有的愿望、梦想和恐惧都告诉了我。◆they have high hopes for their children.他们对自己的孩子寄予厚望。opp fear → fear hope [intransitive, transitive] to want sth to happen and think that it is possible希望,期望(某事发生)◆we're hoping for good weather on sunday.我们盼望着星期天天气好。◆all we can do now is wait and hope.我们现在能做的就是等待和期盼。◆'do you think it will rain?' 'i hope not.'“你觉得会下雨吗?”“但愿不会。”◆'will you be back before dark?' 'i hope so, yes.'“你天黑之前能回来吗?”“我希望可以吧。”◆let's hope we can find a parking space.希望咱们能找到停车位。◆it is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.希望能筹得超过 1 万英镑。◆she is hoping to win the gold medal.她希望赢得金牌。hope¹/həʊp ||; hop/verb [i,t] hope that...;hope to do sth;hope (for sth) to want sth to happen or be true 希望(某事发生或成真) [i] ◇‘is it raining?’ ‘ i hope not. i haven't got a coat with me.’ “在下雨吗?”“希望不是。我没带雨衣呢。” [i] ◇‘are you coming to london with us ?’ ‘i'm not sure yet but i hope so.’ “你会与我们一起到伦敦来吗?”“有这个想法,不过还说不准。”◇i hope that you feel better soon. 希望你早日好转。◇hoping to hear from you soon (= at the end of a letter). 伫候回音(写于信末)。 hope²/həʊp ||; hop/noun1. [c,u] (a) hope (of/for sth);(a) hope of doing sth;(a) hope that... the feeling of wanting sth to happen and thinking that it will 希望: ◇what hope is there for the future? 未来还有什么希望?◇there is no hope of finding anybody else alive. 再没有希望找到其他生还者了。◇david has high hopes of becoming a jockey (= is very confident about it). 戴维对成为骑师充满信心。· ◇she never gave up hope that a cure for the disease would be found. 她坚信总有一天能找到治愈这种疾病的方法。 2. [sing] a person, a thing or a situation that will help you get what you want 带来希望的人、事物或情况: ◇please can you help me? you're my last hope. 求你帮帮我,你是我最后的指望了。 dash sb's hopes (of sth/of doing sth)→dash²in the hope of sth/that… because you want sth to happen 抱着…的希望: ◇i came here in the hope that we could talk privately. 我到这里来,是想跟你单独谈谈。 pin (all) your hopes on sb/sth→pin²a ray of hope→rayhope1 to hope that something will happen or that something is true2 what you say when you hope something will happen3 a feeling of hope4 to hope for something even when it is unlikely5 unreasonable hopes6 making you feel more hope7 what you say when you hope something does not happen8 to stop hoping9 when there is no hope of improvement or success10 a feeling that it is useless to hoperelated wordssee alsowant/not want,1. to hope that something will happen or that something is true 希望某事会发生或某事是真实的 hope /həʊp/ [intransitive/transitive verb] see you soon, i hope! 希望马上就能见到你! even when everyone else thought he was dead, julie never stopped hoping. 即使别人都认为他已经死了,朱莉也从来都没有放弃希望。hope (that) we hurried out of the building, hoping that no one would see us leave. 我们急急忙忙地走出了大楼,希望没有人看见我们离开。hope to do something bob's hoping to travel to africa next year. 鲍勃希望明年去非洲旅行。hope for i'm hoping for a better salary in my next job. 我希望我的新工作有更高的工资。i hope so spoken ‘have we got enough money for the rent?’ ‘i don't know. i hope so.’ “我们的钱够付房租吗?”“不知道。希望够吧。”hope and pray she could only hope and pray that liza would be back to her normal self the next time she saw her. 她只能祈盼下回见到莉萨的时候,她会恢复正常。 hope [countable noun] everett soon forgot all his hopes of fame and fortune. 埃弗里特很快就忘却了他对名利的一切期望。 my hope is that peter will realize his mistake and apologize. 我希望彼得能认识到自己的错误,赔礼道歉。 hopeful /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [adjective] hoping that something good is likely to happen 充满希望的;抱有希望的 we don't know if gascoigne will be fit to play in saturday's game, but we're all hopeful. 我们不知道加斯科因是否适合在星期六的比赛中上场,但大家都对此抱有希望。hopeful (that) i'm quite hopeful that i'll get the job. 我很有信心我会得到这份工作。hopeful about james felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor. 詹姆斯和教授谈过以后,对自己的未来更加充满希望。be hopeful of (doing) something british the local police are hopeful of catching those responsible for the graffiti. 当地警方有望把乱涂乱画的人抓起来。 hopefully [adverb] ‘will there be any food left over?’ he asked hopefully. “还有没有剩下的食物?”他抱着一丝希望问道。 keep your fingers crossed /ˌkiːp jɔːʳ ˈfɪŋgəʳz ˌkrɒstǁ-ˌkrɔːst/ [verb phrase] use this to say that you hope that something will happen the way you want, when you cannot do anything to affect what happens 祈求好运 ‘have you had your test results yet?’ ‘no. i'm just keeping my fingers crossed.’ “你知道考试结果了吗?”“还没呢,我正在祈求好运。” let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that this idea of yours works. 让我们祈求好运,希望你的办法行得通。 hope for the best /ˌhəʊp fəʳ ðə ˈbest/ [verb phrase] to hope that a situation will end well, when it is possible that something might go wrong 希望有个好结果 he never uses a recipe. he just throws all kinds of food into a pan and hopes for the best. 他从不用菜谱,只是把各种食物一股脑儿扔进锅里,希望最后能烧出好菜。 every expectant mother goes into labour hoping for the best 每一位孕妇分娩的时候都希望自己能顺产。 in the hope that british /in hopes that american /ɪn ðə ˈhəʊp ðət, ɪn ˈhəʊps ðət/ if you do something in the hope that it will have a good result, you do it because you hope it will make something good happen 希望 he showed me a photo of his wife, in the hope that i might have seen her. 他给我看了一张他妻子的照片,希望我也许曾见过她。 he was rejecting nancy in hopes that something better might develop with lydia. 他在拒绝南希,希望能和莉迪娅进一步发展关系。 optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk◂, ˌɒptəˈmɪstɪk◂ǁˌɑːp-/ [adjective] hoping and expecting that everything will happen in the best way possible 乐观的 although his lawyers were optimistic, they couldn't be sure about the final outcome of the trial. 尽管他的律师持乐观态度,但对于最后的判决结果,他们也不太有把握。 the democrats went into this election in an optimistic mood. 民主党以一种乐观的心态参加此次选举。optimistic about i am very optimistic about the future of our company. 我对公司的前途非常乐观。cautiously optimistic optimistic, but realizing that a good result is not definite 审慎乐观的 the patient is still in a critical condition but doctors say they are cautiously optimistic that he will make a full recovery. 病人仍然处于危险期,但医生说他们保持审慎乐观的态度,认为他有可能会完全康复。 optimistically [adverb] tom said rather optimistically that we could finish the job in a day or two. 汤姆以相当乐观的口气说道,我们在一两天之内能完成此项工作。 pin your hopes on /ˌpɪn jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps ɒn/ [verb phrase] to hope that one particular thing will happen, because your happiness or all your other plans depend on this 把希望都寄托在…上 sue is pinning all her hopes on getting this job. 休把所有的希望都寄托在得到这份工作上。 ‘i do hope she remembers.’ ‘don't pin your hopes on it’, warned david. “我真的希望她能记得。”“别把希望都寄托在她身上。”戴维警告说。 have high hopes /hæv ˌhaɪ ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase] to be very hopeful and excited about something, so that you would be very disappointed if it did not happen 抱有很高的希望 have high hopes of doing something sam has high hopes of going to university next year. 萨姆很有把握明年上大学。 despite our differences, we came here with high hopes of signing a new treaty. 尽管我们之间存在着分歧,但是我们来到这里都满怀着能签署一份新条约的希望。have high hopes for japanese car manufacturers have high hopes for increased profits in europe. 日本汽车制造商非常希望在欧洲获得更高的利润。2. what you say when you hope something will happen 希望某事会发生时说的话 hopefully /ˈhəʊpfəli/ [adverb] spoken say this when you hope something will happen 【口】但愿;希望 he's been resting today, so hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow. 他今天在休息,所以希望明天他感觉好一些。 hopefully we can find a way of solving this problem. 但愿我们能找到解决这个问题的方法。 with any luck also with a little luck /wɪð ˌeni ˈlʌk, wɪð ə ˌlɪtl ˈlʌk/ spoken say this when you hope something will happen, even though there is a small chance it might not 【口】运气好的话 with any luck, we'll have this finished by the end of the day. 运气好的话,我们可以在天黑之前完成。 with a little luck, ruth will forget all about the party. 希望露丝能忘记聚会上发生的一切。 let's hope /lets ˈhəʊp/ spoken say this when you hope that something will happen, especially because it will be very unpleasant if it does not 【口】但愿[尤指如果所希望之事不发生的话就会令人不快] let's hope we can find a parking space. 但愿我们能找到停车的地方。 the whole thing has been nothing but heartache and worry. let's hope nothing like it ever happens again. 整件事情就是让人痛心、担忧,但愿这种事以后再也不会发生了。 if all goes well /ɪf ˌɔːl gəʊz ˈwel/ spoken say this when you hope something will be successful, but you know that success depends on everything happening in the right way 【口】如果一切顺利 if all goes well, i'll be sailing from vera cruz in about a week. 如果一切顺利,我大概一周后从韦拉克鲁斯起航。 the tunnel should be finished by 2010 if all goes well. 如果一切顺利,隧道将于2010年竣工。3. a feeling of hope 希望 hope /həʊp/ [uncountable noun] the feeling that you have when you hope something will happen and you think it is likely to happen 希望 the queen sent a message of hope and sympathy to the american people. 女王发电文向美国人民表达了祝愿和同情。hope of we now have no hope of finding any more survivors. 我们现在已经没有希望找到更多的生还者了。hope for most of these youths have no jobs and no hope for the future. 这些青年中大多数人都没有工作,未来也没有希望。be full of hope thousands of emigrants set off for the new world full of hope. 成千上万的移民满怀希望奔赴新大陆。give/offer somebody hope recent reports of a ceasefire agreement have given us new hope. 近期有关停火协议的报道给了我们新的希望。live in hope keep hoping for something 抱有希望 we haven't had much success yet. but we live in hope. 我们尚未取得多大进展,但是我们仍然抱有希望。 optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm, ˈɒptəmɪzəmǁˈɑːp-/ [uncountable noun] the feeling that everything will happen in the way you want it to or that good things will happen in the future 乐观;乐观主义 there is a mood of optimism among socialist party supporters tonight. 今晚社会党的支持者中弥漫着一股乐观情绪。 the optimism of the post-war period 战后时期的乐观情绪4. to hope for something even when it is unlikely 即使某事不可能也抱有希望 hope against hope (that)/cling to the hope that /ˌhəʊp əgenst ˈhəʊp (ðət), ˌklɪŋ tə ðə ˈhəʊp ðət/ [verb phrase] to continue to hope very much that something is true or will happen, even when you know it is extremely unlikely 抱着一线希望 daniel waited all day, hoping against hope that annie would change her mind and come back. 丹尼尔等了整整一天,抱着一线希望盼安妮会改变主意回到他的身边。 james was still clinging to the hope that jo might have made a mistake. 詹姆斯依然抱着一线希望,相信可能是乔弄错了。 get your hopes up spoken also build up your hopes british /ˌget jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps ʌp, ˌbɪlk ʌp jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase] to get excited because you hope something will happen, usually when you are later disappointed because it does not 抱太大的希望 i would have told you about this earlier, but i didn't want to get your hopes up. 我本来想早些告诉你,但是我不想让你抱太大的希望。 i may be able to arrange something, but please don't get your hopes up. 也许我可以安排一些事情,但是请你不要抱太大的希望。 on the off chance that /ɒn ði ˈɒf ˌtʃɑːns ðətǁ-ˌtʃæns-/ [conjunction] informal if you do something on the off chance that another thing will happen, you do it because you hope the other thing will happen, even though it seems unlikely 【非正式】对…抱有一线希望,希望 they got to the man as quickly as they could, on the off chance that he was still alive, but he was not. 他们尽快赶到那人身边,希望他仍然活着,可是他已经死了。5. unreasonable hopes 不合理的希望 wishful thinking /ˌwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ [uncountable noun] when something you hope for or want to believe is very unlikely to happen or to be true 不切实际的希望,一厢情愿的想法 i think she likes me -- but maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part! 我觉得她喜欢我—但这也许只是我一厢情愿罢了! hopes that scientists have found a cure for baldness now seem based more on wishful thinking than reality. 科学家已经找到治脱发的疗法现在看来更多的是基于一种美好的愿望,而非现实。 pipe-dream /ˈpaɪp driːm/ [countable noun] something pleasant or exciting that you like to imagine happening, but which is very unlikely to happen 白日梦,难以实现的美梦,空想 i'd always wanted to travel around the world, but it seemed nothing more than a pipe-dream. 我一直想进行一次环球旅行,但这看来只是一场白日梦罢了。 ‘what do you think the chances are of lasting peace in the middle east?’ ‘i think it's all just a pipe-dream.’ “你认为在该地区实现永久和平的可能性大吗?”“我觉得这只是一种梦想。” pie in the sky /ˌpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/ [noun phrase] informal an idea or plan that is pie in the sky is one that someone wishes or hopes will happen, but is unlikely to happen because it is not very practical 【非正式】天上的馅饼,不大可能实现的愿望 any talk of getting a reasonable response from the terrorists is just pie in the sky. 说什么恐怖分子会作出合理的回应,那都是无稽之谈。6. making you feel more hope 使人感觉更有希望的 hopeful /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [adjective] the fact that the two sides have agreed to hold negotiations is an extremely hopeful sign. 双方已同意举行谈判,这是一个很好的兆头。look hopeful things might get better, but it isn't looking very hopeful right now. 情况可能会好起来,但是现在看来还不是很有希望。sound hopeful at the interview they told me i was "the right sort of person'. i thought that sounded kind of hopeful. 面试时他们告诉我,我是“合适人选”。我觉得这样听来有点希望。 encouraging /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ, ɪnˈkʌrədʒɪŋǁ-ˈkɜːr-/ [adjective] making you feel more confident and hopeful 鼓舞人心的,激励人心的 the doctor had some encouraging news -- i would soon be able to walk again. 医生带来令人鼓舞的消息—我很快就能重新行走了。 there are one or two more encouraging signs in the economy now. 目前的经济出现了一两个较为鼓舞人心的迹象。 so far the results of our tests have been very encouraging. 到目前为止,测试结果非常令人鼓舞。 promising /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ, ˈprɒməsɪŋǁˈprɑː-/ [adjective] seeming likely to be good or successful 有前途的,大有可为的 the future looks promising for british companies abroad. 英国的海外公司看起来大有前途。 the weather outlook for the weekend isn't very promising. 天气预报说周末天气不是很好。 my grandfather gave up a promising career in law to fight for his country. 我爷爷放弃了前途远大的法律工作,选择了为祖国而战。 offer hope /ˌɒfəʳ ˈhəʊpǁˌɔːf-/ [verb phrase] if something such as a new situation or discovery offers hope, it makes it possible for people to feel more hopeful that a bad situation will improve 给人以希望,带来希望 offer hope to the new treatment may offer hope to thousands of cancer patients. 新的疗法可给数以千计的癌症患者带来希望。offer hope of a recent un initiative seems to offer some hope of a lasting peace settlement in the region. 联合国最近提出的措施似乎给在该地区实现永久和平带来了一点希望。 raise hopes /ˌreɪz ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase] to make people more confident than before that what they are hoping for will happen 使抱有更大希望,燃起希望 raise hopes that the latest news has raised hopes that another western hostage might soon be released. 最新的消息燃起了人们的希望—又一名西方人质可能很快就会获释了。raise somebody's hopes speculation in the press about tax cuts has raised everyone's hopes. 新闻界关于减税的猜测点燃了每个人的希望。 auspicious /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/ [adjective usually before noun] formal making people hopeful that good things will happen 【正式】吉利的,吉祥的 the baseball season got off to an auspicious start with two good wins for the tokyo giants. 东京巨人队在这个棒球赛季中开门红,一开始就漂亮地赢得了两场胜利。 it is my honour to toast the bride and groom on this auspicious occasion. 在这喜庆的日子里,我很荣幸地举杯向新娘和新郎表示祝福。 light at the end of the tunnel /ˌlaɪt ət ði ˌend əv ðə ˈtʌnl/ [noun phrase] something good that gives you hope that a long and difficult period is going to end soon 苦尽甘来的希望,曙光 for jane there is some light at the end of the tunnel, but many anorexia sufferers continue to suffer in silence. 对于简来说,她已经看到了曙光,然而仍有许多厌食症患者在继续默默地承受着痛苦。see the light at the end of the tunnel realize that there is hope 看到曙光 after all the problems we've had we're finally beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel. 在经历多番周折之后,我们终于苦尽甘来,看到了希望。 a glimmer of hope/a ray of hope /ə ˌglɪmər əv ˈhəʊp, ə ˌreɪ əv ˈhəʊp/ [noun phrase] something that gives you a small reason to hope that a bad situation will improve 一线希望 the news gave a glimmer of hope that michael might be released from prison early. 这个消息带来了一丝希望—迈克尔也许能提前获释出狱。 the one ray of hope seemed to be the possibility that the enemy would call off their attack because of the weather. 唯一的一线希望似乎是敌人可能会因天气状况而取消进攻计划。7. what you say when you hope something does not happen 希望某事不发生时所说的话 i hope not /aɪ ˌhəʊp nɒt/ spoken say this when you hope that what has just been mentioned will not happen or is not true 【口】我希望不会 ‘do you think she's lost?’ ‘i hope not!’ “你说她是不是迷路了”“但愿不是!” ‘i promise i won't do it again.’ ‘i certainly hope not,’ replied her mother. “我保证再也不会这样做了。”“我当然希望你不会。]她母亲回答道。 god/heaven forbid! /ˌgɒd, ˌhevən fəʳˈbɪdǁ ˌgɑːd-/ spoken use this to say very strongly that you hope something does not happen or has not happened 【口】老天保佑别…,谢天谢地但愿不要 ‘she said she was going to find out where you live and come and visit you.’ ‘heaven forbid!’ “她说她要找到你住在哪里,要来看望你。”“老天保佑她不会!”8. to stop hoping 不再希望 lose hope/give up hope /ˌluːz ˈhəʊp, ˌgɪv ʌp ˈhəʊp/ [verb phrase] some seeds take a long time to germinate, so don't lose hope if nothing happens in the first year. 有些种子要过很长时间才会发芽,所以第一年里如果没有动静也不要失去希望。lose hope/give up hope of doing something after his accident, jack had almost given up hope of ever working again. 事故发生后,杰克几乎放弃了重返工作岗位的希望。lose hope/give up hope that we never lost hope that our son would return one day. 我们从没失去希望,相信有一天儿子会回来的。 despair /dɪˈspeəʳ/ [intransitive verb] to stop hoping and become extremely unhappy, because you think there is no possibility of something happening 绝望 you mustn't despair. nothing is impossible. 你不要绝望。天无绝人之路。 he glared at her, despairing. 他盯着她,心里绝望了。despair of doing something kate despaired of ever seeing her husband again. 凯特绝望了,她再也看不到她的丈夫了。 lose heart /ˌluːz ˈhɑːʳt/ [verb phrase] to stop hoping that you will achieve something, because you feel you have not been making much progress 丧失信心,灰心 i think if he fails again he'll just lose heart and give up. 我想,他要是再失败,就会灰心放弃的。 the tunnel had never been finished. perhaps the builders lost heart and abandoned it. 隧道工程半途而废了,也许是工人们丧失了信心放弃了。 hopes are fading /ˌhəʊps ɑːʳ ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ [noun phrase] use this to say that people are beginning to stop hoping that someone is safe, that something will succeed etc 希望越来越渺茫 hopes are fading, but the search for survivors of the earthquake continues. 希望越来越渺茫,但寻找地震生还者的行动仍在继续。hopes are fading for hopes are fading for the missing fourteen year old. 找回那名失踪的14岁孩子的希望正在破灭。 dash somebody's hopes /ˌdæʃ somebodyˈs ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase] to make someone completely stop hoping that something will happen or is true 使某人的希望破灭 i didn't want to dash your hopes unnecessarily. 我不想无故破灭你的希望。dash sb's hopes of doing something a shattering knee injury which dashed his hopes of playing in the world cup 令人心碎的一次膝部受伤,粉碎了他参加世界杯的希望9. when there is no hope of improvement or success 没有希望好转或成功 hopeless /ˈhəʊpləs/ [adjective] the firemen tried to stop the flames from spreading, but it was hopeless. 消防队员试图阻止火势蔓延,但这无济于事。 remember, it's just when things look hopeless that you sometimes get a lucky break. 记住,有时候正是看似无望的时候才出现好运的。 desperate /ˈdespərɪt, ˈdespərət/ [adjective] so bad that, unless you get help immediately, there is no hope 绝望的;危急的;极严重的 the situation is desperate -- there are just not enough beds in the hospital. 形势十万火急—医院里根本没有足够的床位。 another two weeks without emergency aid and i'd think things could become quite desperate. 如果再有两个星期没有紧急援助,我认为情况会变得相当严重。 gloomy /ˈgluːmi/ [adjective] a gloomy situation is one in which there is very little hope of improvement 令人沮丧的 this latest survey presents a gloomy picture of the russian economy. 最近这次调查显示,俄罗斯的经济形势令人沮丧。 evidence that the world's population is increasing faster than ever implies a gloomy prospect for humanity: starvation. 证据显示世界人口正以前所未有的速度在不断地增长,这意味着人类将要面临一个令人沮丧的现实,那就是饥饿。 bleak /bliːk/ [adjective] a bleak situation is one in which there is very little hope of improvement and will probably get worse 惨淡的,没有希望的 his prospects of finding another job are bleak. 他另找工作的希望很渺茫。 the future looked bleak for the democratic party. 民主党看来前景暗淡。 there is no hope /ðeər ɪz ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊp/ say this when a situation is so bad that it is useless to hope that it will improve 没有希望 the doctor has said there's no hope. she only has a few weeks to live. 医生说已没有希望,她只能活几个星期。there is no hope of the prison was on a small, rocky island. there was no hope of escape. 监狱建在一座布满岩石的小岛上,没有希望逃出去。there is no hope for i'm afraid there's no hope for us, unless you can give us the help we need. 恐怕我们已没有希望了,除非你能给我们所需的帮助。10. a feeling that it is useless to hope 没有希望的感觉 hopelessness /ˈhəʊpləsnɪs, ˈhəʊpləsnəs/ [uncountable noun] after a few weeks, our confidence that our embassy had heard of our plight gave way to hopelessness. 几个星期以后,我们寄望大使馆已经获悉我们困境的信心破灭,变成了绝望。hopelessness of suddenly he saw the utter futility and hopelessness of his mission. 他骤然发现,自己所负的是一种徒劳无益、成功无望的使命。sense of hopelessness who can really imagine the sense of hopelessness felt by people who commit suicide? 谁又能真正体会到自杀者那种绝望的心情呢? despair /dɪˈspeəʳ/ [uncountable noun] an extremely unhappy feeling you have when your situation is so bad that you have stopped hoping 绝望 separation from someone you love can bring loneliness and despair. 与所爱的人分离会给你带来一种孤独和绝望的感觉。 he gazed at the confusion around him and was overwhelmed by a feeling of despair. 面对周围的混乱情况,他深感绝望。be in despair dan was in despair. everything seemed to be going wrong. 丹绝望了,每件事情似乎都不顺利。☞ hope¹☞ hope² |
随便看 |
英汉双解词典收录171353条英汉汉英双解翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。