hope

verb

1. 希望，期望（某事发生）
   to want sth to happen and think that it is possible
   1. We are hoping for good weather on Sunday.
      我们盼望着星期天天气好。
   2. All we can do now is wait and hope.
      我们现在所能做的就是等候和期待。
   3. ‘Do you think it will rain?’ ‘ I hope not .’
      “你觉得会下雨吗？”“但愿不会。”
   4. ‘Will you be back before dark?’ ‘ I hope so , yes.’
      “你天黑之前能回来吗？”“但愿吧。”
   5. I hope (that) you're okay.
      我希望你平安无事。
   6. Let's hope we can find a parking space.
      希望咱们能找到个停车位。
   7. It is hoped that over £10 000 will be raised.
      希望筹款能超过1万英镑。
   8. She is hoping to win the gold medal.
      她希望赢得金牌。
   9. We hope to arrive around two.
      我们希望能在两点钟左右到达。

noun

1. 希望；期望
   a belief that sth you want will happen
   1. There is now hope of a cure.
      现在有望治愈了。
   2. Hopes for the missing men are fading.
      找到失踪人员的希望逐渐渺茫。
   3. There is little hope that they will be found alive.
      活着找到他们的希望很渺茫。
   4. They have given up hope of finding any more survivors.
      他们已不抱希望再找到幸存者了。
   5. The future is not without hope.
      未来并非没有希望。
   6. Don't raise your hopes too high, or you may be disappointed.
      不要希望过高，否则你可能会失望的。
   7. I'll do what I can, but don't get your hopes up .
      我会尽力而为的，但别抱太大希望。
   8. There is still a glimmer of hope .
      仍有一线希望。
   9. She has high hopes of winning (= is very confident about it) .
      她抱着必胜的信念。
   10. The situation is not good but we live in hope that it will improve.
       情况不好，但我们依然希望会好转。
2. 希望的东西；期望的事情
   something that you wish for
   1. She told me all her hopes, dreams and fears.
      她把一切希望、梦想和担心都告诉了我。
   2. They have high hopes for their children.
      他们对自己的孩子们寄予厚望。
3. 被寄予希望的人（或事物、情况）
   a person, a thing or a situation that will help you get what you want
   1. He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You're my last hope .’
      他绝望地向她求助说：“你是我最后的希望。”
   2. The operation was Kelly's only hope of survival.
      那次手术是凯利生存的唯一希望。

1. VERB 希望;期望
   If you hope that something is true, or if you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.
   1. She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray...
      她打定主意必须像平时一样生活，遵循自己通常的作息规律，同时怀抱希望、虔诚祈祷。
   2. He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation...
      他离开前有些犹豫，几乎像是他一直期望能够交谈点什么。
   3. I hope to get a job within the next two weeks...
      我希望能在未来两周内找到一份工作。
   4. The researchers hope that such a vaccine could be available in about ten years' time...
      研究人员期望能在大约10年内研制出这样的疫苗。
   5. 'We'll speak again.' — 'I hope so.'
      “我们以后再谈。”——“希望如此。”
   6. 'Will it happen again?' — 'I hope not, but you never know.'
      “这事还会再发生吗？”——“但愿不会，但谁知道呢。”
2. VERB 指望;奢望
   If you say that you cannot hope for something, or if you talk about the only thing that you can hope to get, you mean that you are in a bad situation, and there is very little chance of improving it.
   1. Things aren't ideal, but that's the best you can hope for...
      事情并不理想，但你只能指望这样了。
   2. I always knew it was too much to hope for.
      我一直都知道这是个奢望。
   3. ...these mountains, which no one can hope to penetrate.
      没有人能有望深入其中的这些大山
   4. Hope is also a noun.
      
   5. The only hope for underdeveloped countries is to become, as far as possible, self-reliant...
      欠发达国家的唯一出路就是尽可能做到自力更生。
   6. The car was smashed beyond any hope of repair.
      汽车被撞烂了，修复无望。
3. N-UNCOUNT （对未来的）希望，期望，指望
   Hope is a feeling of desire and expectation that things will go well in the future.
   1. Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system...
      既然他已当上了总统，很多人又再次看到了进行真正的体制改革的希望。
   2. But Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit...
      但凯文仍没有放弃康复的希望。
   3. Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind...
      消费者团体仍期望总统会回心转意。
   4. Thousands of childless couples are to be given new hope by the government.
      政府将为数千对无子女的夫妇带来新的希望。
4. N-COUNT 希望;期望;盼望
   If someone wants something to happen, and considers it likely or possible, you can refer to their hopes of that thing, or to their hope that it will happen.
   1. They have hopes of increasing trade between the two regions...
      他们希望增进两个地区之间的贸易。
   2. The delay in the programme has dashed Japan's hopes of commercial success in space...
      该计划的拖延使得日本在太空获得商业性成功的希望化为泡影。
   3. My hope is that, in the future, I will go over there and marry her.
      我的希望是将来能去那里和她结婚。
5. N-COUNT 被寄予希望的人（或事物）
   If you think that the help or success of a particular person or thing will cause you to be successful or to get what you want, you can refer to them as your hope .
   1. ...England's last hope in the English Open Table Tennis Championships...
      英格兰队在英国乒乓球公开锦标赛中的最后希望
   2. Roemer represented the best hope for a businesslike climate in Louisiana.
      罗默最有希望给路易斯安那州带来务实高效之风。
6. PHRASE 从最好的方面想;抱乐观的希望
   If you are in a difficult situation and do something and hope for the best, you hope that everything will happen in the way you want, although you know that it may not.
   1. I took the risk and hoped for the best...
      我冒了这个险，心里祈祷能够诸事顺利。
   2. Some companies are cutting costs and hoping for the best.
      有些公司在削减成本，希望一切好转。
7. PHRASE （不应）抱有很大的希望
   If you tell someone not to get their hopes up, or not to build their hopes up, you are warning them that they should not become too confident of progress or success.
   1. There is no reason for people to get their hopes up over this mission...
      不必对这次行动抱太大希望。
   2. I don't want you to build your hopes up, but I'll have a word with Fred tomorrow.
      我不想让你抱很大希望，但我明天会和弗雷德说一声的。
8. PHRASE 没有一线希望;毫无机会
   If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
   1. Everybody knows they haven't got a hope in hell of forming a government anyway.
      众人皆知他们根本就无力组建政府。
9. PHRASE 很高期望;很大希望;厚望
   If you have high hopes or great hopes that something will happen, you are confident that it will happen.
   1. I had high hopes that Derek Randall might play an important part...
      我对德里克·兰德尔发挥重要作用寄予厚望。
   2. Britain's three-day event team has high hopes of winning the Olympic gold medal...
      英国队有很大希望赢得奥运会马术三日赛的金牌。
   3. He had no great hopes for the success of his undertaking.
      他对自己事业的成功不抱太大希望。
10. PHRASE 存一线希望;抱着万分之一的希望
    If you hope against hope that something will happen, you hope that it will happen, although it seems impossible.
    1. She glanced about the hall, hoping against hope that Richard would be waiting for her.
       她眼睛扫过大厅，对理查德会在那里等她仍怀有一丝希望。
11. PHRASE （表示礼貌）我希望，但愿
    You use 'I hope' in expressions such as 'I hope you don't mind' and 'I hope I'm not disturbing you', when you are being polite and want to make sure that you have not offended someone or disturbed them.
    1. I hope you don't mind me coming to see you...
       希望你不介意我来见你。
    2. I hope I haven't said anything to upset you.
       但愿我没有说过让你不高兴的话。
12. PHRASE （表示警告他人不要做愚蠢或危险的事）我希望，但愿
    You say 'I hope' when you want to warn someone not to do something foolish or dangerous.
    1. You're not trying to see him, I hope?...
       但愿你不是想要去见他吧？
    2. I hope you won't be too harsh with the girl...
       希望你不要对那个女孩太严厉。
    3. Are we starting that again? I most sincerely hope not.
       我们又要旧事重提了吗？我真的希望不要。
13. PHRASE （表示更加礼貌和委婉）我希望，我想
    You add 'I hope' to what you are saying to make it sound more polite and less rude or less definite.
    1. I'm the best man for the job, I hope...
       希望我是那份工作的最佳人选。
    2. Fraulein Wendel is well, I hope?
       我想文德尔小姐一切都好吧？
14. PHRASE 怀着（…发生的）希望
    If you do one thing in the hope of another thing happening, you do it because you think it might cause or help the other thing to happen, which is what you want.
    1. He was studying in the hope of being admitted to an engineering college...
       他努力学习，希望能被一所工程学院录取。
    2. We will be analysing all the things she has told us in the hope that we can locate the person responsible.
       我们将分析她告诉我们的所有事情，希望能找出罪魁祸首。
15. PHRASE （在不太可能的情况下）对…继续抱有希望，痴心妄想
    If you live in hope that something will happen, you continue to hope that it will happen, although it seems unlikely, and you realize that you are being foolish.
    1. I just live in hope that one day she'll talk to me...
       我只是妄想着有一天她会和我说话。
    2. My mother bought lots of tickets and lived in hope of winning the prize.
       我母亲买了很多彩票，一心希望能中大奖。
16. CONVENTION 毫无希望;绝无可能
    If you say 'Some hope', or 'Not a hope', you think there is no possibility that something will happen, although you may want it to happen.
    1. The industry reckons it will see orders swell by 10% this financial year. Some hope.
       业界估计本财年订单会增加10%。这绝对不可能。

1. She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray
   她打定主意必须像平时一样生活，遵循自己通常的作息规律，同时怀抱希望、虔诚祈祷。
2. He hesitates before leaving, almost as though he had been hoping for conversation
   他离开前有些犹豫，几乎像是他一直期望能够交谈点什么。
3. I hope to get a job within the next two weeks
   我希望能在未来两周内找到一份工作。
4. The researchers hope that such a vaccine could be available in about ten years 'time
   研究人员期望能在大约10年内研制出这样的疫苗。
5. 'We'll speak again.' — 'I hope so.'
   “我们以后再谈。”——“希望如此。”
6. 'Will it happen again?' — 'I hope not, but you never know.'
   “这事还会再发生吗？”——“但愿不会，但谁知道呢。”
7. Things aren't ideal, but that's the best you can hope for
   事情并不理想，但你只能指望这样了。
8. I always knew it was too much to hope for.
   我一直都知道这是个奢望。
9. Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system
   既然他已当上了总统，很多人又再次看到了进行真正的体制改革的希望。
10. But Kevin hasn't given up hope of being fit
    但凯文仍没有放弃康复的希望。
11. Consumer groups still hold out hope that the president will change his mind
    消费者团体仍期望总统会回心转意。
12. Thousands of childless couples are to be given new hope by the government.
    政府将为数千对无子女的夫妇带来新的希望。
13. They have hopes of increasing trade between the two regions
    他们希望增进两个地区之间的贸易。
14. The delay in the programme has dashed Japan's hopes of commercial success in space
    该计划的拖延使得日本在太空获得商业性成功的希望化为泡影。
15. My hope is that, in the future, I will go over there and marry her.
    我的希望是将来能去那里和她结婚。
16. Roemer represented the best hope for a businesslike climate in Louisiana.
    罗默最有希望给路易斯安那州带来务实高效之风。
17. I took the risk and hoped for the best
    我冒了这个险，心里祈祷能够诸事顺利。
18. Some companies are cutting costs and hoping for the best.
    有些公司在削减成本，希望一切好转。
19. There is no reason for people to get their hopes up over this mission
    不必对这次行动抱太大希望。
20. I don't want you to build your hopes up, but I'll have a word with Fred tomorrow.
    我不想让你抱很大希望，但我明天会和弗雷德说一声的。
21. Everybody knows they haven't got a hope in hell of forming a government anyway.
    众人皆知他们根本就无力组建政府。
22. I had high hopes that Derek Randall might play an important part
    我对德里克·兰德尔发挥重要作用寄予厚望。
23. Britain's three-day event team has high hopes of winning the Olympic gold medal
    英国队有很大希望赢得奥运会马术三日赛的金牌。
24. She glanced about the hall, hoping against hope that Richard would be waiting for her.
    她眼睛扫过大厅，对理查德会在那里等她仍怀有一丝希望。
25. I hope you don't mind me coming to see you
    希望你不介意我来见你。
26. You're not trying to see him, I hope?
    但愿你不是想要去见他吧？
27. I'm the best man for the job, I hope
    希望我是那份工作的最佳人选。
28. He was studying in the hope of being admitted to an engineering college
    他努力学习，希望能被一所工程学院录取。
29. I just live in hope that one day she'll talk to me
    我只是妄想着有一天她会和我说话。
30. The industry reckons it will see orders swell by 10% this financial year. Some hope.
    业界估计本财年订单会增加10%。这绝对不可能。

  hope wish【导航词义：希望】

  hope v. 希望，期望

〔辨析〕指盼望得到好的或有利的结果，并对此持有一定的信心。

  wish v. 希望

〔辨析〕多用于与事实相反的情况，尤用于难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

v.

hope against hope (that…)

• （对某事）依旧抱一线希望
  to continue to hope for sth although it is very unlikely to happen

hope for the best

• 希望某事顺利；寄予最大的希望
  to hope that sth will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not

I should hope so/not

so I should hope

• 希望如此 / 不如此；但愿如此 / 不如此
  used to say that you feel very strongly that sth should/should not happen
  1. ‘Nobody blames you.’ ‘I should hope not!’
     “没有人责怪你呀。”“但愿没有！”

n.

be beyond hope (of sth)

• 毫无希望
  to be in a situation where no improvement is possible

hold out little, etc. hope (of sth/that…)

not hold out any, much, etc. hope (of sth/that…)

• 不大相信某事会发生
  to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen
  1. The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery.
     医生们对她的痊愈不抱什么希望。

hope springs eternal

• 人生永远充满希望
  people never stop hoping

in the hope of sth

in the hope that…

• 抱着…的希望
  because you want sth to happen
  1. I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.
     我很早就打了个电话，希望在她上班之前找到她。
  2. He asked her again in the vain hope that he could persuade her to come (= it was impossible) .
     他又问了她一次，徒然指望着能说服她来。

not have a hope (in hell) (of doing sth)

• 毫无机会；不抱希望
  to have no chance at all
  1. She doesn't have a hope of winning.
     她根本无望取胜。

some hope!

• 毫无希望；妄想
  used to say that there is no chance at all that sth will happen

dash sb's hopes

• 使某人的希望化为泡影（或破灭）
  to destroy sb's hopes by making what they were hoping for impossible

pin (all) your hopes on sb/sth

pin your faith on sb/sth

• 完全依赖；寄希望于；指望
  to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help
  1. The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
     这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。

noun

1. one of the three Christian virtues

2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
   1. there is little or no promise that he will recover

   Synonym:    promise

3. a specific instance of feeling hopeful
   1. it revived their hope of winning the pennant

4. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
   1. in spite of his troubles he never gave up hope

5. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
   1. he was their best hope for a victory

verb

1. intend with some possibility of fulfilment
   1. I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening

   Synonym:    go for

2. be optimistic
   1. I am still hoping that all will turn out well

3. expect and wish
   1. I trust you will behave better from now on
   2. I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise

   Synonym:    trustdesire