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| /həʊp/ |
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| 1 | C/U the feeling or belief that something you want to happen is likely to happen 期望；希望；指望 |
| +for These young people have no hope for the future. 这些年轻人对前途不抱期望。 |
| full of hope She arrived in London, young and full of hope. 她来到了伦敦，年纪轻轻，满怀希望。 |
| offer/give hope to sb The new budget did offer more hope to unemployed disabled people. 新的预算案确实给了失业的残疾人更多的希望。 |
| sb’ s hope is that My hope is that one day she will forgive me. 我的希望是有一天她会原谅我。 |
| +of The team’ s hopes of a championship are fading fast. 这个队获得冠军的希望正在迅速破灭。 |
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| 2 | C/U a chance that something good will happen （发生好事的）可能性，机会 |
| +of There is little hope of any improvement in his condition. 他的处境几乎没有任何改善的可能。 |
| +(that) Is there any hope that she will change her mind? 她有可能改变主意吗？ |
| hope of doing sth Rescuers refused to give up all hope of finding more survivors. 救援人员拒绝放弃找到更多幸存者的机会。 |
| sb’ s only hope Our only hope was to get her to a hospital fast. 我们唯一的希望就是迅速将她送进医院。 |
| | 2a | a chance for success , or a person who you believe has a chance of succeeding 成功的可能性；被寄予希望的人 | | Henman is Britain’ s brightest tennis hope. 亨曼是英国最有希望的网球选手。 | | +for Our children are our greatest hope for the future. 孩子们是我们未来最大的希望所在。 | | best hope A coalition government offers the country its best hope for peace. 联合政府将最有可能为这个国家带来和平。 | | last hope Many people saw the new president as their last hope for political change. 许多人都把新总统看作政治变革的最后希望。 | |
| | 2b | a slight but real possibility of success 一线希望 | | The transplant offers Lucy and her parents a new glimmer of hope. 器官移植给露西和她的父母带来一线新的希望。 | |
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| 3 | C usually singular something that you wish for 期望的事 |
| the hope is that The hope is that he will eventually come to his senses. 希望他最终会醒悟过来。 |
| sb’ s hope is to I know it’ s unrealistic, but his hope is to win a scholarship. 他的希望是获取一份奖学金，虽然我知道这是不现实的。 |
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| - | beyond (all) hope
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| so much or so badly that it will never get better |
| 毫无希望；不可救药 |
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| The political situation in the country has deteriorated beyond all hope. 这个国家的政治局势糟糕到了不可救药的地步。 |
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| - | get sb’ s hopes up/build sb’ s hopes (up)/raise sb’ s hopes
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| to make someone expect something they want even though you are not certain it will happen |
| 使某人抱希望 |
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| I don’ t want to raise her hopes about the promotion until I’ m sure. 在我确定之前不想让她对晋升抱很大希望。 |
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| - | have high/great hopes for sb
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| to hope and expect that someone will be very successful |
| 对某人抱极大的希望 |
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| - | hope springs eternal often humorous
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| used for saying that there is always a chance that something you wish for might happen |
| 总会有希望 |
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| - | in the hope that/of
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| wanting something to happen |
| 怀有…的希望 |
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| Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in the hope of finding the missing girl. 警方正在挨家挨户地询问以期找到失踪的女孩。 |
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| - | lose/give up hope
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| to stop believing that something you want to happen might be possible |
| 放弃希望 |
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| - | not have a hope in hell
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| to have no chance of achieving something |
| 不抱任何希望 |
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| - | not hold out (much) hope
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| to have little hope that something will happen |
| 不抱（多少）希望 |
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| - | some hope/not a hope BRITISH spoken
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| used for saying that there is no chance of something happening |
| 毫无指望 |
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| Words frequently used with hope | | hope 的常见搭配词 | | adjectives | faint, false, forlorn, vain, | 1 | | nouns | flicker, gleam, glimmer, ray, | 1 | | | |
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