| 释义 |
hope1 /hōp/ intransitive verb- To cherish a desire (that something good will happen), with some expectation of success or fulfilment
- To have confidence
- To be hopeful
transitive verb- To desire, with belief in the possibility of fulfilment
- To expect, fear (obsolete)
noun- A desire for something good, with a certain expectation of obtaining it
- Confidence
- Anticipation
- That on which hopes are grounded
- An embodiment of hope
- The event, object, etc that is hoped for
ORIGIN: OE hopian, from hopa hope; Du hopen, Ger hoffen hopeˈful adjective - Full of hope
- Having qualities that excite hope
- Promising good or success
noun- A promising young person
- A (usu young) person of ambition
hopeˈfully adverb - In a hopeful manner
- If all goes well (informal)
hopeˈfulness noun hopeˈless adjective - Without hope
- Giving no reason to expect good or success
- Incompetent
- Incurable
- Unhoped-for (Spenser)
hopeˈlessly adverb hopeˈlessness noun hōpˈer noun hōpˈingly adverb (archaic) hope chest noun (N American) A place, often a trunk or chest, for things stored by a woman for her marriage, a bottom drawer hope against hope To continue to hope when there is no (longer any) reason for hope it is hoped (informal) If all goes well noˈ-hopˈer (informal) - A racehorse that is not good enough to have a chance of winning
- Any person or thing that has absolutely no chance of success (noˈ-hopeˈ adjective)
some hope, what a hope or not a hope (ironic) That will never happen |