| 词组 | hope |
| 释义 | verb | noun hope1 /həʊp $ hoʊp/ verb to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likelyadverbsreally/very much hope I really hope things get better.secretly hope She had secretly hoped to marry him.sincerely hope We sincerely hope that you enjoy your stay with us.desperately hope The team desperately hopes to win the match.fervently hope formal (=very much want something to happen) He fervently hopes to be picked for the team.prepositionshope for sth They are hoping for good weather.phraseshope for the best We shall continue to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.be hoping against hope (=hope for something that is very unlikely to happen or be true) She glanced about the hall, hoping against hope that Richard would be waiting for her.hope and pray They were hoping and praying for a better future.sth is too much to hope for We might win the competition, but I guess that is too much to hope for. verb | noun hope2 /həʊp $ hoʊp/ noun the feeling that what you want will happen, or something that you want to happenverbs + hopehave hope The situation looked bad, but we still had hope that things would get better soon.give/offer hope The research has given hope to thousands of people who have the disease.express/voice hope The president has expressed the hope that relations will improve.lose/give up/abandon hope (=stop hoping) After six weeks, she had abandoned hope of finding him alive.raise sb’s hopes also get/build sb’s hopes up (=make someone feel that what they want is likely to happen) I don’t want to raise your hopes too much. | Don’t build your hopes up, Julie. You’ll only get hurt.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 sth (=hope for one thing that everything else depends on) After a difficult year, the company is pinning its hopes on its new range of products.cling to the hope that (=keep hoping that something will happen, even though it seems unlikely) They clung to the hope that one day a cure would be found.dash/shatter sb’s hopes (=make what someone wants seem impossible) The ending of the talks has dashed any hopes of peace.live in hope (=keep hoping) We haven’t had any success yet, but we live in hope.hope + verbshopes are fading (=people have much less hope of doing something) Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors.sb’s hope lies in/with sth (=something gives people hope) Our real hope lies with a vaccine.adjectivesfresh/renewed hope The news has given the family renewed hope that their daughter may still be alive.false hope We don’t want to give people false hopes.a vain/forlorn hope (=hope for something that is impossible) He traveled south in the vain hope of finding work.sb’s only/one hope My only hope is that someone may have handed in the keys to the police.sb’s last hope (=the only person or thing left that can help someone) No one else would lend us the money – you are our last hope.hopes are high (=people think that something good will happen) Hopes are high that the hostages will be released soon.prepositionshope for/to sb This drug offers new hope for breast cancer sufferers.hope for sth The Pope has voiced hope for peace.hopes of (doing) sth Rita has hopes of becoming a nurse.in the hope of doing sth (=because you hope that you will do it) Shoppers flocked to the sales in the hope of finding a bargain.in the hope that (=because you hope that something will happen) We went for a picnic anyway, in the hope that the weather would improve.phrasesbe full of hope His voice sounded full of hope.a glimmer/ray of hope (=a little hope, or something that gives you a little hope) The new treatment gives patients a glimmer of hope.a symbol/beacon of hope (=something that makes people have hope) Mandela was a symbol of hope for his whole country.sb’s hopes and dreams/fears We talked about all our hopes and dreams for the future. | The crew members have different hopes and fears about the trip.keep sb’s hopes alive (=make someone still have hope) A goal in the 33rd minute kept England’s hopes alive.it is our fervent hope that... formal (=used when saying that you hope very much that something will or will not happen) It is our fervent hope that change is coming.hope springs eternal (=used to say that people will always hope for something) It is unlikely these diets will work, but hope springs eternal. |
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