hope·ful1 /ˈhəʊpfəl $ ˈhoʊp-/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 HOPEbelieving that what you hope for is likely to happen 抱有希望的,持乐观态度的 SYN optimistichopeful about Everyone’s feeling pretty hopeful about the future. 人人都对未来充满希望。
hopeful (that) I’m hopeful that we can find a solution. 我对我们能找到解决方法感到乐观。
be hopeful of (doing) something British EnglishBrE He is still hopeful of playing in Saturday’s game. 他仍抱有希望,认为自己能参加星期六的比赛。
2 PROBABLYmaking you feel that what you hope for is likely to happen 给人希望的 SYN promising The vote is a hopeful sign that attitudes in the church are changing. 投票结果是个好兆头,表明教会的态度正在转变。
Things might get better, but it doesn’t look very hopeful right now. 情况也许会好转,但目前看来希望不大。
—hopefulness noun [uncountableU]