| 释义 |
hope
I. \ˈhōp\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English hopen, from Old English hopian; akin to Old Frisian hopia to hope, Middle Low German & Middle Dutch hopen, Middle High German hoffen to hope, and perhaps to Old English hoppian to hop — more at hop
intransitive verb
1. : to cherish a desire with expectation
< hopes for great things from his son >
2. archaic : to place confidence or trust — usually used with in
< I hope in thy word — Ps 119:81 (Revised Standard Version) >
transitive verb
1.
a. : to desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility of obtaining : cherish hope of
< what I have been longing for, though I never hoped it — Rachel Henning >
b. : desire, trust
< hope and expect to be back in my laboratory — E.J.Simmons >
< hope he'll let us in >
2. Midland : wish
< all hoped him well — H.E.Giles >
Synonyms: see expect
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- hope against hope
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hopa; akin to Old Frisian, Middle Low German, & Middle Dutch hope, Middle High German hoffe; derivatives from the root of English hope (I)
1. archaic : trust, reliance
< all my hope is in the Lord >
2.
a. : desire accompanied with expectation of obtaining what is desired or belief that it is obtainable
< wished but not with hope — John Milton >
< all hope is dead >
< are in hopes of an early recovery >
b. : one on whom hopes are centered
< the team's only hope for victory >
c. : a source of hopeful expectation : promise
< viewed America as the land of hope >
d. : something that is hoped for : an object of hope
< the arrival of reinforcements was their last forlorn hope >
< a healthy family is the hope … of every homemaker — Mary S. Switzer >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hop, akin to Old English hype hip — more at hip
1. now chiefly dialect : a piece of arable land surrounded by waste; especially : one surrounded by swamp or marsh
2. dialect chiefly Britain : a broad upland valley sometimes rounded and often with a stream running through it
3. now dialect : a small bay or inlet |