HOPE1 to hope that something will happen or that something is true2 what you say when you hope something will happen3 a feeling of hope4 to hope for something even when it is unlikely5 unreasonable hopes6 making you feel more hope7 what you say when you hope something does not happen8 to stop hoping9 when there is no hope of improvement or success10 a feeling that it is useless to hopeRELATED WORDSsee alsoWANT/NOT WANT1 to hope that something will happen or that something is true 希望某事会发生或某事是真实的hope /həʊp/ [intransitive/transitive verb] See you soon, I hope! 希望马上就能见到你！ Even when everyone else thought he was dead, Julie never stopped hoping. 即使别人都认为他已经死了，朱莉也从来都没有放弃希望。hope (that) We hurried out of the building, hoping that no one would see us leave. 我们急急忙忙地走出了大楼，希望没有人看见我们离开。hope to do something Bob's hoping to travel to Africa next year. 鲍勃希望明年去非洲旅行。hope for I'm hoping for a better salary in my next job. 我希望我的新工作有更高的工资。I hope sospoken ‘Have we got enough money for the rent?’ ‘I don't know. I hope so.’ “我们的钱够付房租吗？”“不知道。希望够吧。”hope and pray She could only hope and pray that Liza would be back to her normal self the next time she saw her. 她只能祈盼下回见到莉萨的时候，她会恢复正常。hope [countable noun] Everett soon forgot all his hopes of fame and fortune. 埃弗里特很快就忘却了他对名利的一切期望。 My hope is that Peter will realize his mistake and apologize. 我希望彼得能认识到自己的错误，赔礼道歉。hopeful /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [adjective]hoping that something good is likely to happen 充满希望的；抱有希望的 We don't know if Gascoigne will be fit to play in Saturday's game, but we're all hopeful. 我们不知道加斯科因是否适合在星期六的比赛中上场，但大家都对此抱有希望。hopeful (that) I'm quite hopeful that I'll get the job. 我很有信心我会得到这份工作。hopeful about James felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor. 詹姆斯和教授谈过以后，对自己的未来更加充满希望。be hopeful of (doing) somethingBritish The local police are hopeful of catching those responsible for the graffiti. 当地警方有望把乱涂乱画的人抓起来。hopefully [adverb] ‘Will there be any food left over?’ he asked hopefully. “还有没有剩下的食物？”他抱着一丝希望问道。keep your fingers crossed /ˌkiːp jɔːʳ ˈfɪŋgəʳz ˌkrɒstǁ-ˌkrɔːst/ [verb phrase]use this to say that you hope that something will happen the way you want, when you cannot do anything to affect what happens 祈求好运 ‘Have you had your test results yet?’ ‘No. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.’ “你知道考试结果了吗？”“还没呢，我正在祈求好运。” Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope that this idea of yours works. 让我们祈求好运，希望你的办法行得通。hope for the best /ˌhəʊp fəʳ ðə ˈbest/ [verb phrase]to hope that a situation will end well, when it is possible that something might go wrong 希望有个好结果 He never uses a recipe. He just throws all kinds of food into a pan and hopes for the best. 他从不用菜谱，只是把各种食物一股脑儿扔进锅里，希望最后能烧出好菜。 Every expectant mother goes into labour hoping for the best 每一位孕妇分娩的时候都希望自己能顺产。in the hope thatBritish/in hopes thatAmerican /ɪn ðə ˈhəʊp ðət, ɪn ˈhəʊps ðət/if you do somethingin the hope that it will have a good result, you do it because you hope it will make something good happen 希望 He showed me a photo of his wife, in the hope that I might have seen her. 他给我看了一张他妻子的照片，希望我也许曾见过她。 He was rejecting Nancy in hopes that something better might develop with Lydia. 他在拒绝南希，希望能和莉迪娅进一步发展关系。optimistic /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk◂, ˌɒptəˈmɪstɪk◂ǁˌɑːp-/ [adjective]hoping and expecting that everything will happen in the best way possible 乐观的 Although his lawyers were optimistic, they couldn't be sure about the final outcome of the trial. 尽管他的律师持乐观态度，但对于最后的判决结果，他们也不太有把握。 The Democrats went into this election in an optimistic mood. 民主党以一种乐观的心态参加此次选举。optimistic about I am very optimistic about the future of our company. 我对公司的前途非常乐观。cautiously optimisticoptimistic, but realizing that a good result is not definite 审慎乐观的 The patient is still in a critical condition but doctors say they are cautiously optimistic that he will make a full recovery. 病人仍然处于危险期，但医生说他们保持审慎乐观的态度，认为他有可能会完全康复。optimistically [adverb] Tom said rather optimistically that we could finish the job in a day or two. 汤姆以相当乐观的口气说道，我们在一两天之内能完成此项工作。pin your hopes on /ˌpɪn jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps ɒn/ [verb phrase]to hope that one particular thing will happen, because your happiness or all your other plans depend on this 把希望都寄托在…上 Sue is pinning all her hopes on getting this job. 休把所有的希望都寄托在得到这份工作上。 ‘I do hope she remembers.’ ‘Don't pin your hopes on it’, warned David. “我真的希望她能记得。”“别把希望都寄托在她身上。”戴维警告说。have high hopes /hæv ˌhaɪ ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase]to be very hopeful and excited about something, so that you would be very disappointed if it did not happen 抱有很高的希望have high hopes of doing something Sam has high hopes of going to university next year. 萨姆很有把握明年上大学。 Despite our differences, we came here with high hopes of signing a new treaty. 尽管我们之间存在着分歧，但是我们来到这里都满怀着能签署一份新条约的希望。have high hopes for Japanese car manufacturers have high hopes for increased profits in Europe. 日本汽车制造商非常希望在欧洲获得更高的利润。2 what you say when you hope something will happen 希望某事会发生时说的话hopefully /ˈhəʊpfəli/ [adverb]spokensay this when you hope something will happen 【口】但愿；希望 He's been resting today, so hopefully he'll be feeling better tomorrow. 他今天在休息，所以希望明天他感觉好一些。 Hopefully we can find a way of solving this problem. 但愿我们能找到解决这个问题的方法。with any luckalsowith a little luck /wɪð ˌeni ˈlʌk, wɪð ə ˌlɪtl ˈlʌk/spokensay this when you hope something will happen, even though there is a small chance it might not 【口】运气好的话 With any luck, we'll have this finished by the end of the day. 运气好的话，我们可以在天黑之前完成。 With a little luck, Ruth will forget all about the party. 希望露丝能忘记聚会上发生的一切。let's hope /lets ˈhəʊp/spokensay this when you hope that something will happen, especially because it will be very unpleasant if it does not 【口】但愿〔尤指如果所希望之事不发生的话就会令人不快〕 Let's hope we can find a parking space. 但愿我们能找到停车的地方。 The whole thing has been nothing but heartache and worry. Let's hope nothing like it ever happens again. 整件事情就是让人痛心、担忧，但愿这种事以后再也不会发生了。if all goes well /ɪf ˌɔːl gəʊz ˈwel/spokensay this when you hope something will be successful, but you know that success depends on everything happening in the right way 【口】如果一切顺利 If all goes well, I'll be sailing from Vera Cruz in about a week. 如果一切顺利，我大概一周后从韦拉克鲁斯起航。 The tunnel should be finished by 2010 if all goes well. 如果一切顺利，隧道将于2010年竣工。3 a feeling of hope 希望hope /həʊp/ [uncountable noun]the feeling that you have when youhope something will happen and you think it is likely to happen 希望 The Queen sent a message of hope and sympathy to the American people. 女王发电文向美国人民表达了祝愿和同情。hope of We now have no hope of finding any more survivors. 我们现在已经没有希望找到更多的生还者了。hope for Most of these youths have no jobs and no hope for the future. 这些青年中大多数人都没有工作，未来也没有希望。be full of hope Thousands of emigrants set off for the New World full of hope. 成千上万的移民满怀希望奔赴新大陆。give/offer somebody hope Recent reports of a ceasefire agreement have given us new hope. 近期有关停火协议的报道给了我们新的希望。live in hopekeep hoping for something 抱有希望 We haven't had much success yet. but we live in hope. 我们尚未取得多大进展，但是我们仍然抱有希望。optimism /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm, ˈɒptəmɪzəmǁˈɑːp-/ [uncountable noun]the feeling that everything will happen in the way you want it to or that good things will happen in the future 乐观；乐观主义 There is a mood of optimism among Socialist Party supporters tonight. 今晚社会党的支持者中弥漫着一股乐观情绪。 the optimism of the post-war period 战后时期的乐观情绪4 to hope for something even when it is unlikely 即使某事不可能也抱有希望hope against hope (that)/cling to the hope that /ˌhəʊp əgenst ˈhəʊp (ðət), ˌklɪŋ tə ðə ˈhəʊp ðət/ [verb phrase]to continue to hope very much that something is true or will happen, even when you know it is extremely unlikely 抱着一线希望 Daniel waited all day, hoping against hope that Annie would change her mind and come back. 丹尼尔等了整整一天，抱着一线希望盼安妮会改变主意回到他的身边。 James was still clinging to the hope that Jo might have made a mistake. 詹姆斯依然抱着一线希望，相信可能是乔弄错了。get your hopes upspokenalsobuild up your hopesBritish /ˌget jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps ʌp, ˌbɪlk ʌp jɔːʳ ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase]to get excited because you hope something will happen, usually when you are later disappointed because it does not 抱太大的希望 I would have told you about this earlier, but I didn't want to get your hopes up. 我本来想早些告诉你，但是我不想让你抱太大的希望。 I may be able to arrange something, but please don't get your hopes up. 也许我可以安排一些事情，但是请你不要抱太大的希望。on the off chance that /ɒn ði ˈɒf ˌtʃɑːns ðətǁ-ˌtʃæns-/ [conjunction]informalif you do somethingon the off chance that another thing will happen, you do it because you hope the other thing will happen, even though it seems unlikely 【非正式】对…抱有一线希望，希望 They got to the man as quickly as they could, on the off chance that he was still alive, but he was not. 他们尽快赶到那人身边，希望他仍然活着，可是他已经死了。5 unreasonable hopes 不合理的希望wishful thinking /ˌwɪʃfəl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ [uncountable noun]when something you hope for or want to believe is very unlikely to happen or to be true 不切实际的希望，一厢情愿的想法 I think she likes me -- but maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part! 我觉得她喜欢我—但这也许只是我一厢情愿罢了！ Hopes that scientists have found a cure for baldness now seem based more on wishful thinking than reality. 科学家已经找到治脱发的疗法现在看来更多的是基于一种美好的愿望，而非现实。pipe-dream /ˈpaɪp driːm/ [countable noun]something pleasant or exciting that you like to imagine happening, but which is very unlikely to happen 白日梦，难以实现的美梦，空想 I'd always wanted to travel around the world, but it seemed nothing more than a pipe-dream. 我一直想进行一次环球旅行，但这看来只是一场白日梦罢了。 ‘What do you think the chances are of lasting peace in the Middle East?’ ‘I think it's all just a pipe-dream.’ “你认为在该地区实现永久和平的可能性大吗？”“我觉得这只是一种梦想。”pie in the sky /ˌpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/ [noun phrase]informalan idea or plan that ispie in the sky is one that someone wishes or hopes will happen, but is unlikely to happen because it is not very practical 【非正式】天上的馅饼，不大可能实现的愿望 Any talk of getting a reasonable response from the terrorists is just pie in the sky. 说什么恐怖分子会作出合理的回应，那都是无稽之谈。6 making you feel more hope 使人感觉更有希望的hopeful /ˈhəʊpfəl/ [adjective] The fact that the two sides have agreed to hold negotiations is an extremely hopeful sign. 双方已同意举行谈判，这是一个很好的兆头。look hopeful Things might get better, but it isn't looking very hopeful right now. 情况可能会好起来，但是现在看来还不是很有希望。sound hopeful At the interview they told me I was "the right sort of person'. I thought that sounded kind of hopeful. 面试时他们告诉我，我是“合适人选”。我觉得这样听来有点希望。encouraging /ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ, ɪnˈkʌrədʒɪŋǁ-ˈkɜːr-/ [adjective]making you feel more confident and hopeful 鼓舞人心的，激励人心的 The doctor had some encouraging news -- I would soon be able to walk again. 医生带来令人鼓舞的消息—我很快就能重新行走了。 There are one or two more encouraging signs in the economy now. 目前的经济出现了一两个较为鼓舞人心的迹象。 So far the results of our tests have been very encouraging. 到目前为止，测试结果非常令人鼓舞。promising /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ, ˈprɒməsɪŋǁˈprɑː-/ [adjective]seeming likely to be good or successful 有前途的，大有可为的 The future looks promising for British companies abroad. 英国的海外公司看起来大有前途。 The weather outlook for the weekend isn't very promising. 天气预报说周末天气不是很好。 My grandfather gave up a promising career in law to fight for his country. 我爷爷放弃了前途远大的法律工作，选择了为祖国而战。offer hope /ˌɒfəʳ ˈhəʊpǁˌɔːf-/ [verb phrase]if something such as a new situation or discoveryoffers hope, it makes it possible for people to feel more hopeful that a bad situation will improve 给人以希望，带来希望offer hope to The new treatment may offer hope to thousands of cancer patients. 新的疗法可给数以千计的癌症患者带来希望。offer hope of A recent UN initiative seems to offer some hope of a lasting peace settlement in the region. 联合国最近提出的措施似乎给在该地区实现永久和平带来了一点希望。raise hopes /ˌreɪz ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase]to make people more confident than before that what they are hoping for will happen 使抱有更大希望，燃起希望raise hopes that The latest news has raised hopes that another Western hostage might soon be released. 最新的消息燃起了人们的希望—又一名西方人质可能很快就会获释了。raise somebody's hopes Speculation in the press about tax cuts has raised everyone's hopes. 新闻界关于减税的猜测点燃了每个人的希望。auspicious /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/ [adjective usually before noun]formalmaking people hopeful that good things will happen 【正式】吉利的，吉祥的 The baseball season got off to an auspicious start with two good wins for the Tokyo Giants. 东京巨人队在这个棒球赛季中开门红，一开始就漂亮地赢得了两场胜利。 It is my honour to toast the bride and groom on this auspicious occasion. 在这喜庆的日子里，我很荣幸地举杯向新娘和新郎表示祝福。light at the end of the tunnel /ˌlaɪt ət ði ˌend əv ðə ˈtʌnl/ [noun phrase]something good that gives you hope that a long and difficult period is going to end soon 苦尽甘来的希望，曙光 For Jane there is some light at the end of the tunnel, but many anorexia sufferers continue to suffer in silence. 对于简来说，她已经看到了曙光，然而仍有许多厌食症患者在继续默默地承受着痛苦。see the light at the end of the tunnelrealize that there is hope 看到曙光 After all the problems we've had we're finally beginning to see some light at the end of the tunnel. 在经历多番周折之后，我们终于苦尽甘来，看到了希望。a glimmer of hope/a ray of hope /ə ˌglɪmər əv ˈhəʊp, ə ˌreɪ əv ˈhəʊp/ [noun phrase]something that gives you a small reason to hope that a bad situation will improve 一线希望 The news gave a glimmer of hope that Michael might be released from prison early. 这个消息带来了一丝希望—迈克尔也许能提前获释出狱。 The one ray of hope seemed to be the possibility that the enemy would call off their attack because of the weather. 唯一的一线希望似乎是敌人可能会因天气状况而取消进攻计划。7 what you say when you hope something does not happen 希望某事不发生时所说的话I hope not /aɪ ˌhəʊp nɒt/spokensay this when you hope that what has just been mentioned will not happen or is not true 【口】我希望不会 ‘Do you think she's lost?’ ‘I hope not!’ “你说她是不是迷路了”“但愿不是！” ‘I promise I won't do it again.’ ‘I certainly hope not,’ replied her mother. “我保证再也不会这样做了。”“我当然希望你不会。〕她母亲回答道。God/heaven forbid! /ˌgɒd, ˌhevən fəʳˈbɪdǁ ˌgɑːd-/spokenuse this to say very strongly that you hope something does not happen or has not happened 【口】老天保佑别…，谢天谢地但愿不要 ‘She said she was going to find out where you live and come and visit you.’ ‘Heaven forbid!’ “她说她要找到你住在哪里，要来看望你。”“老天保佑她不会！”8 to stop hoping 不再希望lose hope/give up hope /ˌluːz ˈhəʊp, ˌgɪv ʌp ˈhəʊp/ [verb phrase] Some seeds take a long time to germinate, so don't lose hope if nothing happens in the first year. 有些种子要过很长时间才会发芽，所以第一年里如果没有动静也不要失去希望。lose hope/give up hope of doing something After his accident, Jack had almost given up hope of ever working again. 事故发生后，杰克几乎放弃了重返工作岗位的希望。lose hope/give up hope that We never lost hope that our son would return one day. 我们从没失去希望，相信有一天儿子会回来的。despair /dɪˈspeəʳ/ [intransitive verb]to stop hoping and become extremely unhappy, because you think there is no possibility of something happening 绝望 You mustn't despair. Nothing is impossible. 你不要绝望。天无绝人之路。 He glared at her, despairing. 他盯着她，心里绝望了。despair of doing something Kate despaired of ever seeing her husband again. 凯特绝望了，她再也看不到她的丈夫了。lose heart /ˌluːz ˈhɑːʳt/ [verb phrase]to stop hoping that you will achieve something, because you feel you have not been making much progress 丧失信心，灰心 I think if he fails again he'll just lose heart and give up. 我想，他要是再失败，就会灰心放弃的。 The tunnel had never been finished. Perhaps the builders lost heart and abandoned it. 隧道工程半途而废了，也许是工人们丧失了信心放弃了。hopes are fading /ˌhəʊps ɑːʳ ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ [noun phrase]use this to say that people are beginning to stop hoping that someone is safe, that something will succeed etc 希望越来越渺茫 Hopes are fading, but the search for survivors of the earthquake continues. 希望越来越渺茫，但寻找地震生还者的行动仍在继续。hopes are fading for Hopes are fading for the missing fourteen year old. 找回那名失踪的14岁孩子的希望正在破灭。dash somebody's hopes /ˌdæʃ somebodyˈs ˈhəʊps/ [verb phrase]to make someone completely stop hoping that something will happen or is true 使某人的希望破灭 I didn't want to dash your hopes unnecessarily. 我不想无故破灭你的希望。dash sb's hopes of doing something a shattering knee injury which dashed his hopes of playing in the World Cup 令人心碎的一次膝部受伤，粉碎了他参加世界杯的希望9 when there is no hope of improvement or success 没有希望好转或成功hopeless /ˈhəʊpləs/ [adjective] The firemen tried to stop the flames from spreading, but it was hopeless. 消防队员试图阻止火势蔓延，但这无济于事。 Remember, it's just when things look hopeless that you sometimes get a lucky break. 记住，有时候正是看似无望的时候才出现好运的。desperate /ˈdespərɪt, ˈdespərət/ [adjective]so bad that, unless you get help immediately, there is no hope 绝望的；危急的；极严重的 The situation is desperate -- there are just not enough beds in the hospital. 形势十万火急—医院里根本没有足够的床位。 Another two weeks without emergency aid and I'd think things could become quite desperate. 如果再有两个星期没有紧急援助，我认为情况会变得相当严重。gloomy /ˈgluːmi/ [adjective]agloomy situation is one in which there is very little hope of improvement 令人沮丧的 This latest survey presents a gloomy picture of the Russian economy. 最近这次调查显示，俄罗斯的经济形势令人沮丧。 Evidence that the world's population is increasing faster than ever implies a gloomy prospect for humanity: starvation. 证据显示世界人口正以前所未有的速度在不断地增长，这意味着人类将要面临一个令人沮丧的现实，那就是饥饿。bleak /bliːk/ [adjective]ableak situation is one in which there is very little hope of improvement and will probably get worse 惨淡的，没有希望的 His prospects of finding another job are bleak. 他另找工作的希望很渺茫。 The future looked bleak for the Democratic party. 民主党看来前景暗淡。there is no hope /ðeər ɪz ˌnəʊ ˈhəʊp/say this when a situation is so bad that it is useless to hope that it will improve 没有希望 The doctor has said there's no hope. She only has a few weeks to live. 医生说已没有希望，她只能活几个星期。there is no hope of The prison was on a small, rocky island. There was no hope of escape. 监狱建在一座布满岩石的小岛上，没有希望逃出去。there is no hope for I'm afraid there's no hope for us, unless you can give us the help we need. 恐怕我们已没有希望了，除非你能给我们所需的帮助。10 a feeling that it is useless to hope 没有希望的感觉hopelessness /ˈhəʊpləsnɪs, ˈhəʊpləsnəs/ [uncountable noun] After a few weeks, our confidence that our embassy had heard of our plight gave way to hopelessness. 几个星期以后，我们寄望大使馆已经获悉我们困境的信心破灭，变成了绝望。hopelessness of Suddenly he saw the utter futility and hopelessness of his mission. 他骤然发现，自己所负的是一种徒劳无益、成功无望的使命。sense of hopelessness Who can really imagine the sense of hopelessness felt by people who commit suicide? 谁又能真正体会到自杀者那种绝望的心情呢？despair /dɪˈspeəʳ/ [uncountable noun]an extremely unhappy feeling you have when your situation is so bad that you have stopped hoping 绝望 Separation from someone you love can bring loneliness and despair. 与所爱的人分离会给你带来一种孤独和绝望的感觉。 He gazed at the confusion around him and was overwhelmed by a feeling of despair. 面对周围的混乱情况，他深感绝望。be in despair Dan was in despair. Everything seemed to be going wrong. 丹绝望了，每件事情似乎都不顺利。