hope2 ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 feeling 感觉 [countableC, uncountableU]HOPE a feeling of wanting something to happen or be true and believing that it is possible or likely 希望,期望,盼望 When I first arrived in New York, I was full of hope for the future. 我初到纽约时,对未来充满希望。
the hope that The president has expressed the hope that relations will improve. 总统表达了改善关系的愿望。
hopes for something hopes for an end to the fighting 结束战斗的愿望
hopes of doing something Rita has hopes of studying to be a nurse. 丽塔希望学习护士专业。
in the hope that Should they hang on in the hope that the shares will go up in value? 他们是否应该还抱有希望,认为股价会上升?
in the hope of doing something (=because you hope that you will do something) Shoppers flocked to the sales in the hope of finding a bargain. 购物者蜂拥来到特卖会,希望淘到便宜货。
2 STH you hope for 希望发生的事 [countableC]HOPE something that you hope will happen 希望发生的事 She told him all her secret hopes and fears. 她把隐藏在心里的所有期望和担忧都告诉了他。
somebody’s hope is that My hope is that by next summer I’ll have saved enough money to go travelling. 我希望明年夏天我能攒够钱去旅行。
3 chance 可能性 [countableC, uncountableU]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a chance of succeeding or of something good happening 可能性,希望hope of It was the rush hour, and there was no hope of getting a seat. 现在是高峰时间,不可能有座位。
It was a desperate plan, with little hope of success. 那是个孤注一掷的计划,成功的可能性很小。
hope (that) There’s still a faint hope (=a very small chance) that the two sides will reach an agreement. 双方还是有一丝希望达成协议。
not a hope! spoken (=used to say that there is no chance of something happening) 没门!不可能!
not a hope in hell (of doing something) spoken (=not even the smallest chance of success) (做某事)什么希望也没有 They don’t have a hope in hell of winning. 他们压根儿没有希望获胜。
some hope! (also what a hope! British English) spoken (=used humorously to say that there is no chance that something will happen) 妄想!〔幽默用法〕 ‘Your dad might lend you the car.’ ‘Some hope!’ “你爸也许会把车借给你。”“想得美!”
4 be somebody’s last/only/best hope CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYto be someone’s last, only etc chance of getting the result they want 是某人最后/唯一/最好的希望 Please help me. You’re my last hope. 请帮帮我,你是我最后的希望。
be somebody’s last/only/best hope of Joshua’s only hope of survival was a heart transplant. 乔舒亚唯一存活的希望就是心脏移植。
be somebody’s last/only/best hope• Is he only hoping to make money?• Advocates just seem to take it on faith that annexation is the only hope of salvation for this city.• I expected to be disappointed, though the letter was now my only hope.• In the long term, Mr Heseltine said that privatisation was the only hope for the industry.• But Thomas Sachs was now her only hope.• That was the only hope I had of reaching the doctor.• Robert Urquhart was her only hope, her only ally.• But mad or not, you are my only hope, Meg. 5 be beyond hope HOPEif a situation is beyond hope, it is so bad that there is no chance of any improvement 没有好转的希望,无可救药be beyond hope of Some of the houses were beyond hope of repair. 有些房屋已经没有修复的希望了。
be beyond hope• It may be tempting to describe urban centers in the developing world as almost beyond hope. 6 have high/great hopes for somebody/something to be confident that someone or something will be successful 对某人/某物抱有很高期望 The weather looked good, so we had high hopes for today. 天气看起来不错,所以我们对今天充满期望。
7 I/we live in hope spoken used when saying that you keep hoping that something will happen - often used humorously when saying that it seems unlikely 我/我们仍怀有希望〔常为幽默用法,表示某事似乎不可能发生〕 "Do you think your son will ever get a job?" "We live in hope!" “你觉得你儿子能找到工作吗?”“只要活着,就有希望!”
COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2verbshave hope 抱有希望The situation looked bad, but we still had hope that things would get better soon. 局势看来不妙,但我们仍希望很快会好转。
give/offer hope 给…带来希望The research has given hope to thousands of sufferers of the disease. 这项研究给千千万万该病的患者带来了希望。
lose/give up/abandon hope (=stop hoping) 放弃希望After so long without any word from David, Margaret was starting to lose hope. 这么长时间没有戴维的消息,玛格丽特渐渐放弃了希望。
raise somebody’s hopes (also get/build somebody's hopes up) (=make someone feel that what they want is likely to happen) 使某人抱有希望I don't want to raise your hopes too much. 我不想让你抱太大希望。
nDon’t build your hopes up, Julie. You’ll only get hurt.
hold out hope (=say that you think something is likely) 抱有希望Negotiators did not hold out much hope of a peaceful solution. 谈判人员对和平解决不抱太大希望。
pin your hopes on something (=hope for one thing that everything else depends on) 寄希望于某事物After a difficult year, the company is pinning its hopes on its new range of products. 在经历了艰难的一年后,公司此刻对新的产品系列寄予厚望。
cling to the hope that (=keep hoping that something will happen, even though it seems unlikely) 一直抱有希望They clung to the hope that one day a cure would be found. 他们还抱着希望,认为有一天会找到治疗方法。
dash/shatter somebody’s hopes (=make what someone wants seem impossible) 使某人的希望破灭The ending of the talks has dashed any hopes of peace. 谈判的终结粉碎了和平的希望。
hopes are fading (=people have much less hope of doing something) 希望逐渐渺茫Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors. 救援人员找到更多幸存者的希望渐趋渺茫。
nhope lies in/with something (=something gives people hope)Our real hope lies with a vaccine.
phrasesbe full of hope 充满希望His voice sounded full of hope. 他的声音听起来充满希望。
a glimmer/ray of hope (=a little hope, or something that gives you a little hope) 一线希望The new treatment gives patients a glimmer of hope. 这种新疗法给患者带来一线希望。
somebody’s hopes and dreams (=all the things someone hopes for) 某人的期望和梦想We talked about all our hopes and dreams for the future. 我们谈了对未来的种种期望和梦想。
somebody’s hopes and fears (=all the things someone hopes for and is afraid of) 某人的期望和担忧nThe crew members have different hopes and fears about the trip.
nit 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.
nhope springs eternal (=used to say that people will always hope for something)It is unlikely these diets will work, but hope springs eternal.
na symbol/beacon of hope (=something that makes people have hope)Mandela was a symbol of hope for his whole country.
adjectivesfalse hope 虚幻的希望We don't want to give people false hopes. 我们不想让人空怀希望。
a vain/forlorn hope (=hope for something that is impossible) 空指望He traveled south in the vain hope of finding work. 他远赴南方找工作,希望很渺茫。
somebody's only/one hope 某人仅有/唯一的希望My only hope is that someone may have handed in the keys to the police. 我唯一的希望就是有人可能已经把钥匙交给警察了。