1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ, oft ADJ that](人)抱有希望的,满怀希望的 If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen. (人)抱有希望的,满怀希望的 [Also + of]
I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly.
我相信这个误会将很快得到纠正。
Surgeons were hopeful of saving the sight in Sara's left eye.
3ADJ [ADJ n](行动)被寄予希望的 A hopeful action is one that you do in the hope that you will get what you want to get. (行动)被寄予希望的
We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave.
我们已经包租了那架飞机,希望政府会对他们放行。
4N-COUNT 希望获得成功的人 If you refer to someone as a hopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition. 希望获得成功的人
His soccer skills continue to be put to good use in his job as football coach to young hopefuls.
1thinking that sth good will happen抱有希望VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, feel, seem, sound抱有希望;感到樂觀;似乎有希望;聽起來有希望◇I feel hopeful that a peaceful solution will be found.我覺得有希望找到和平解決的途徑。➤become, get變得充滿希望◇Don't get too hopeful. We may not be able to go.別抱太大希望,我們也可能去不成。➤remain仍然抱有希望◇The police remained hopeful that she would be found alive.警方仍然對找到活着的她持樂觀態度。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/頗為/非常有希望▸➤almost差不多有希望PREPOSITION➤about對⋯充滿希望◇She was not very hopeful about her situation.她對自己的境況並不抱太大希望。➤of (BrE) 對⋯懷有希望◇The police are hopeful of catching the thieves.警方很有把握能捉住小偷。hopeful
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2making you think that sth good will happen給人以希望VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, look, seem令人充滿希望;看上去有希望;好像有希望◇Things aren't looking very hopeful at the moment.目前的情況看來希望不大。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極為/頗為/非常希望◇There are some fairly hopeful signs of recovery in the US market.美國市場已經出現了鼓舞人心的復蘇跡象。