hope2 ●●● S2 W2 noun1 feeling 感覺 [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. 我初到紐約時,對未來充滿希望。
the hope thatThe president has expressed the hope that relations will improve. 總統表達了改善關系的願望。
hopes for somethinghopes for an end to the fighting 結束戰鬥的願望
hopes of doing somethingRita has hopes of studying to be a nurse. 麗塔希望學習護士專業。
in the hope thatShould they hang on in the hope that the shares will go up in value? 他們是否應該還抱有希望,認爲股價會上升?
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. 購物者蜂擁來到特賣會,希望淘到便宜貨。
2 STH you hope for 希望發生的事 [countableC]HOPE something that you hope will happen 希望發生的事She told him all her secret hopes and fears. 她把隐藏在心裏的所有期望和擔憂都告訴了他。
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攢夠錢去旅行。
3 chance 可能性 [countableC, uncountableU]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a chance of succeeding or of something good happening 可能性,希望hope ofIt was the rush hour, and there was no hope of getting a seat. 現在是高峰時間,不可能有座位。
It was a desperate plan, with little hope of success. 那是個孤注一擲的計劃,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. 雙方還是有一絲希望達成協議。
not a hope! spoken (=used to say that there is no chance of something happening) 沒門!不可能!
not a hope in hell (of doing something) spoken (=not even the smallest chance of success) (做某事)什麽希望也沒有They don’t have a hope in hell of winning. 他們壓根兒沒有希望獲勝。
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!’ “你爸也許會把車借給你。”“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 是某人最後/唯一/最好的希望Please help me. You’re my last hope. 請幫幫我,你是我最後的希望。
be somebody’s last/only/best hope ofJoshua’s only hope of survival was a heart transplant. 喬舒亞唯一存活的希望就是心髒移植。
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 沒有好轉的希望,無可救藥be beyond hope ofSome of the houses were beyond hope of repair. 有些房屋已經沒有修複的希望了。
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 對某人/某物抱有很高期望The weather looked good, so we had high hopes for today. 天氣看起來不錯,所以我們對今天充滿期望。
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/我們仍懷有希望〔常爲幽默用法,表示某事似乎不可能發生〕"Do you think your son will ever get a job?" "We live in hope!" “你覺得你兒子能找到工作嗎?”“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. 局勢看來不妙,但我們仍希望很快會好轉。
give/offer hope 給…帶來希望The research has given hope to thousands of sufferers of the disease. 這項研究給千千萬萬該病的患者帶來了希望。
lose/give up/abandon hope (=stop hoping) 放棄希望After so long without any word from David, Margaret was starting to lose hope. 這麽長時間沒有戴維的消息,瑪格麗特漸漸放棄了希望。
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. 我不想讓你抱太大希望。
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. 談判人員對和平解決不抱太大希望。
pin your hopes on something (=hope for one thing that everything else depends on) 寄希望於某事物After a difficult year, the company is pinning its hopes on its new range of products. 在經歷了艱難的一年後,公司此刻對新的産品系列寄予厚望。
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. 他們還抱着希望,認爲有一天會找到治療方法。
dash/shatter somebody’s hopes (=make what someone wants seem impossible) 使某人的希望破滅The ending of the talks has dashed any hopes of peace. 談判的終結粉碎了和平的希望。
hopes are fading (=people have much less hope of doing something) 希望逐漸渺茫Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors. 救援人員找到更多幸存者的希望漸趨渺茫。
nhope lies in/with something (=something gives people hope)Our real hope lies with a vaccine.
phrasesbe full of hope 充滿希望His voice sounded full of hope. 他的聲音聽起來充滿希望。
a glimmer/ray of hope (=a little hope, or something that gives you a little hope) 一線希望The new treatment gives patients a glimmer of hope. 這種新療法給患者帶來一線希望。
somebody’s hopes and dreams (=all the things someone hopes for) 某人的期望和夢想We talked about all our hopes and dreams for the future. 我們談了對未來的種種期望和夢想。
somebody’s hopes and fears (=all the things someone hopes for and is afraid of) 某人的期望和擔憂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 虛幻的希望We don't want to give people false hopes. 我們不想讓人空懷希望。
a vain/forlorn hope (=hope for something that is impossible) 空指望He traveled south in the vain hope of finding work. 他遠赴南方找工作,希望很渺茫。
somebody's only/one hope 某人僅有/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經把鑰匙交給警察了。