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hopes BrE /həʊps/
NAmE /hoʊps/► SEE ALLbuild up/raise sb’s hopesdash/shatter sb’s hopespin your faith/hopes on sb/sth
●build up/raise sb’s ˈhopesmake sb feel hopeful about sth or persuade them that sth good is going to happen 使某人充满希望；使某人相信会出现好的情况◆Don’t raise her hopes too much. She may not win.
不要让她抱太大希望，她不一定会赢。●dash/shatter sb’s ˈhopesdestroy sb’s hopes of doing or getting sth 打破某人的希望；使某人的希望成为泡影◆Any hopes that the museum would be built this year were dashed yesterday when the council announced its plans to spend less money on the arts.
政务委员会昨天宣布削减艺术事业开支的计划，这让今年修建博物馆的希望落空了。◆His poor performance in the exam shattered his hopes of becoming a lawyer.
他的考试成绩太糟，这使他成为律师的希望成了泡影。●ˌpin your ˈfaith/ˈhopes on sb/sthput your trust in sb/sth; hope for sb/sth 寄希望于；指望◆He’s pinning his faith on the revival of the economy.他寄希望于经济复苏。◆The idea that he’ll be out of prison in five years is all she’s got to pin her hopes on.她只能指望他能在五年后出狱。 |