| 单词 | hope |
| 释义 | verb | noun hopehope1 /hoʊp/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [intransitive, transitive] 1to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that) I hope everything is okay. Jo was hoping that Jamal would come tonight.hope to do something Allison is hoping to be a high-school teacher.hope for We were hoping for good weather. At this point, we’ll just have to hope for the best (=hope that things end well when a lot may go wrong). Daniel waited all day, hoping against hope (=hoping for something that is unlikely to happen) that Annie would change her mind.SPOKEN PHRASES2I hope so used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned happens or is true: “So you’re going to the Amazon?” “I hope so.”3I hope not used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned does not happen or is not true: “Is it going to rain tomorrow?” “I hope not.”4I hope (that) a)used when you want to be polite and make sure that you are not interrupting, bothering, or offending someone: I hope you don’t mind if Kathy comes too. b)used with negative statements to show that you do not like what someone is doing or thinking of doing: That’s not my beer you’re drinking, I hope.5let’s hope (that) used to tell someone that you hope something will happen or will not happen: Let’s hope he checks his voice mail.6I hope to God (that) used to say that you hope very much that something will happen or will not happen, because of the serious problems that could happen: I just hope to God there aren’t any problems.7I should hope so/not used to say that you feel very strongly that something should or should not happen: “They’re good quality.” “I should hope so, at that price!” [Origin: Old English hopian] verb | noun hopehope2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1FEELING [countable usually plural, uncountable] a feeling or belief that something you want is likely to happen: hope for The people were full of hope for the future.hope that There is little hope that an agreement will be reached. This new treatment offers hope to thousands of cancer patients. During all his time in prison, he never gave up hope.in the hope that We will keep searching in the hope that she will be found safe. Frustrated fans found a glimmer of hope in the team’s new quarterback (=a little hope). Libby, don’t get your hopes up, because you may not get the job (=feel very hopeful).2something YOU HOPE FOR [countable] something that you hope will happen: Your donation can fulfill the hopes and dreams of a child this Christmas.hopes of doing something I moved to the city with hopes of finding a job.somebody’s/the hope is to do something Our hope is to resolve the dispute in a friendly way.somebody’s/the hope is that My hope is that someone may have turned in the keys to the police. Tina had high hopes for her team at the beginning of the season (=hopes that something will be very successful).3CHANCE [countable, uncountable] a chance of succeeding or of something good happening SYN chance: hope of There was little hope of getting home before dark.hope that Is there any hope that the patient will recover? Joe has no hope of getting into Yale.4be somebody’s last/only/best hope to be someone’s last, only, or best chance of getting the result he or she wants: A bone marrow transplant is Marta’s only hope for survival.5somebody’s best/brightest/greatest etc. hope a person who people believe has a chance of succeeding and achieving something good: The team is made up of the country’s best Olympic hopes.6hope springs eternal literary used to say that people will always hope that things will get better, even after something bad has happened7be beyond hope (of something) if a situation is beyond hope, it is so bad that there is no chance of any improvement: Some of the houses were beyond hope of repair. → see also dash (somebody’s) hopes/dreams at dash1 (2), pin your hopes on somebody/something at pin something on somebody (2)COLLOCATIONSverbshave hope The situation looked bad, but we still had hope that things would get better soon.give/offer/bring hope to somebody (also give/offer/bring somebody hope) The research has given hope to thousands of sufferers of the disease.lose hope (also give up hope, abandon hope formal) (=stop having any hope) After so long without any word from David, Margaret had nearly abandoned hope.raise somebody’s hopes (also get/build somebody’s hopes up) (=make someone feel that what they want is likely to happen) I don’t want to raise your hopes too much.hold out hope (=say that you think something is likely) Negotiators did not hold out much hope of a peaceful solution.pin your hopes on something (=want one thing to happen that everything else depends on) After a difficult year, the company is pinning its hopes on its new range of products.express/voice hope (=say what you want to happen) Diplomats expressed hope that an agreement would be reached.cling to the hope that (=keep having hope that something will happen, even though it seems unlikely) They clung to the hope that one day a cure would be found.dash/shatter somebody’s hopes (=make what someone wants seem impossible) The sudden death of his father dashed his hopes of leaving the farm.hopes are fading (=people have much less hope of doing something) Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors.adjectiveslittle/some/any etc. hope We still had some hope that they would return safely.great hope Watching the children in action gave me great hope for the future.false hope We don’t want to give people false hopes.a vain/forlorn hope formal (=hope for something that is impossible) He traveled south in the vain hope of finding work.somebody’s only/one hope My only hope is that someone may have turned in the keys to the police. |
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