词汇 | hope |
释义 | hopeWord family noun hope hopefulness ≠ hopelessness hopeful hoperadjective hopeful ≠ hopeless verb hope adverb hopefully ≠ hopelessly hopingly hope1 /həʊp $ hoʊp/ ●●● S1 W1 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] 1 HOPEto want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely 希望,期望,指望 hope (that) We hope that more women will decide to join the course. 我们希望更多的女性会决定参加这一课程。 I do hope everything goes well. 我真心希望一切顺利。 It was hoped that the job would be filled by a local person. 希望该职位由当地人来担任。 Let’s just hope someone finds her bag. 希望有人找到她的提包。 I hope to God I haven’t left the car window open. 但愿我没有忘记关车窗。 hope to do something Joan’s hoping to study law at Harvard. 琼盼望能到哈佛大学攻读法律。 hope for We were hoping for good weather. 我们盼望着好天气。 Liam decided to ignore the warning and just hope for the best (=hope that a situation will end well when there is a risk of things going wrong). 利亚姆决定不理会警告,只希望事情顺利。 I rang my parents, hoping against hope (=hoping for something that is very unlikely to happen or be true) that they hadn’t left yet. 我给父母打电话,抱着一丝希望,但愿他们还没走。 5Don’t say that you ‘hope something would happen’. Say that you hope something will happen: I hope the weather will be nice (NOT I hope the weather would be nice). 不要说 you ‘hope something would happen’. 而要说 you hope something will happen: I hope the weather will be nice (不说 I hope the weather would be nice). 我希望有个好天气。 2 I hope so spoken used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned happens or is true 希望如此 ‘Do we get paid this week?’ ‘I certainly hope so!’ “我们这星期能拿到工资吗?”“当然希望如此!” Examples from the Corpus I hope so• "So you're going to the Amazon?" "I hope so."• Was it worth it? I hope so.• Will he get the chance to step up? I hope so.• I thought so. I hoped so.• Right. I hope so, yeah. 3 I hope not spoken used to say that you hope something that has been mentioned does not happen or is not true 但愿不会 I don’t think I’m busy that day, or at least I hope not. 我想那天我不会很忙,至少我希望不会忙。 Examples from the Corpus I hope not• "Do you think she's lost?" "I hope not!"• "Will it rain any more?" "I hope not."• I confess that I hoped not.• A: I hope not a siege.• Naturally I hope not, and the probability is that we're exercising ourselves over nothing.• I hope not because Britain is essentially a decent place to take refuge and find acceptance.• I hope not, because I can't see it myself.• Red for good luck, and I hoped not for blood.• My constituents who are in prison - I hope not for too long - are becoming increasingly disaffected.• "I promise I won't do it again." "I certainly hope not, " replied her mother. 4 I’m hoping spoken used to say that you hope something will happen, especially because you are depending on it 我非常希望 I’m hoping (that) I’m hoping the car will be fixed by Friday. 我非常希望能在星期五之前修好汽车。 I’m hoping to do something We were hoping to see you today. 我们本来以为今天能见到你的。 5 I hope (that) spoken used when you want to be polite and to make sure that you are not interrupting or offending someone 我希望〔用于表示礼貌,确保自己没有打断别人的话或冒犯别人〕 I hope I’m not interrupting you. 希望没有打断你的话。 I hope you don’t mind me asking, but why are you moving? 希望你不介意我问一下,你为什么搬家? Examples from the Corpus I hope (that)• Oh, dear, I hope he won't go off here!• One day soon, perhaps. I hope I get a chance to read it, says Blue.• So I hope that that lie will never be preached again.• I am embarking on a number of projects which I hope to be of interest to fellow treasure hunters.• Like most artists, I hope to give shape to a reality that often seems wilfully chaotic. 6 I should hope so (too) (also I should hope not British EnglishBrE) spokenWANT used to say that you feel very strongly that something should or should not happen 我(也)希望如此/我不希望这样 ‘They’ll get their money back.’ ‘I should hope so too, after being treated like that.’ “他们会把钱要回来的。”“我也希望如此,他们已经吃够苦头了。” n GRAMMAR: Patterns with hope You hope to do something: We’re hoping to get tickets to the concert. I hope to see you soon. ✗Don’t say: I hope see you soon.You hope that something happens: I hope that the rain stops soon. You hope that something will happen: 希望发生的事 I hope that the weather will be fine. You hoped that something would happen: She hoped that the weather would be fine. You hoped that something might happen: I was hoping that you might come. You hope that someone can do something: I hope that I can pass my exam. You hoped that someone could do something: She hoped that she could pass her exam. In more formal English, you say it is hoped that something will happen: It is hoped that the study will provide some useful information. In all the above patterns, ‘that’ is often omitted, especially in spoken English: I hope the rain stops soon. She hoped the weather would be fine. Hope is often used in the progressive: I’m hoping to meet him some day. Hope is used in the phrases I hope so and I hope not, often to give a short answer: ‘Will he be here soon?’ ‘I hope so.’ ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘I hope not!’ ✗Don’t say: I hope it. Examples from the Corpus hope• Even when everyone else thought he was dead, Julie never stopped hoping.• See you soon, I hope!• She could only hope and pray that Liza would be back to her normal self the next time she saw her.• I'm hoping for a better salary in my next job.• I said I hoped Oliver Ingraham was bringing Jasper lovely things to eat.• "Have we got enough money for the rent?'' "I don't know. I hope so.''• We hurried out of the building, hoping that no one would see us leave.• Both areas are monitored round the clock by surveillance cameras and detectives are hoping that the hoaxer has been captured on tape.• We hope that this book will help sportspeople accept their encounters with the sublime and uncanny.• It was hoped that, with more publicity, people would leave their cars at the village hall instead and walk.• I hope to have more details for you in the next Journal.• A gang leader could hope to rise up the hierarchy of a hive.• I enjoyed my time at Fontainebleau, especially wandering in the forest, hoping to see a wild boar.• Bob's hoping to travel to Africa next year. hope (that)• Some women I have looked after with hope but without good fortune.• I hope everything is okay.• He added that many market watchers had been hoping for some type of agreement or definitive news yesterday.• Everything she said was in the hope of being quoted.• Jo was hoping that Jamal would come tonight.• I'm hoping that the package will come today while I'm here.• I hope they get that snake I saw.• Enough, he hoped, to form several companies and carry on the fight, using guerrilla tactics.• All men can know or can ever hope to know is to be found in the Scriptures.• Charles came to Bourges in January 841, hoping to meet Pippin.• Perhaps I had personally failed the causes I hoped to serve. 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。 Examples from the Corpus 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。 Examples from the Corpus 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 & 2 verbs have 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) phrasesOur real hope lies with a vaccine. be 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) adjectivesMandela was a symbol of hope for his whole country. false 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。 Examples from the Corpus hope• If our dreams are not coming true, if depression plagues our steps, we should remember that there is always hope.• What these entities ultimately accomplish may be academic; but their mere existence should give doomsayers cause for hope.• Everett soon forgot all his hopes of fame and fortune.• We haven't had much success yet. but we live in hope.• My hope is a more settled and competent defence this season will help him re-gain a lot of confidence.• My hope is that Peter will realize his mistake and apologize.• Recent reports of a ceasefire agreement have given us new hope.• Most of these youths have no jobs and no hope for the future.• We now have no hope of finding any more survivors.• Doone, with his promise of instant detection once I woke up, must have been the end of hope.• Thousands of emigrants set off for the New World full of hope.• The Queen sent a message of hope and sympathy to the American people.• Her one hope was an operation to ease the pain.• Your donation can fulfill the hopes and dreams of a child this Christmas.• The business projections he gave me were hopes rather than realities.• Without the strike, and without stock, what hope is there for labor? hopes for something• He was by then utterly winded, and hoping for a respite.• Members of political action committees might have hoped for a little breather before being hit up again for money.• Once the best you could hope for was a 50-year-old prima ballerina who sometimes starred at the local opera house.• She was hoping for a course of physical therapy.• The army had said we would average fifteen, but I had hoped for eighteen and had told them so.• The news encouraged some dollar selling by players who hoped for an even narrower surplus.• The nice thing about volatility is that it leaves hope for all the candidates going into Iowa on Feb. 12.• A junior college recruit she had great hopes for is not coming along fast enough. hope of• Hine realized there was no hope of reaching the mountaintop before dark.• Grant was forced to abandon the hope of re-election. 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