hope

desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

名词 hope:

1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful
2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
3. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
   同义词：promise
4. someone (or something) on which expectations are centered
5. United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)
   同义词：Bob Hope, Leslie Townes Hope
6. one of the three Christian virtues

动词 hope:

1. expect and wish
   同义词：trust, desire
2. be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes
3. intend with some possibility of fulfilment
   同义词：go for

1. I hope to announce the winner shortly.
   我希望马上宣布胜利者的名字。
2. I hope you're ready.
   我希望你已经准备好了。
3. The doctors held out no hope of recovery.
   医生们对痊愈不抱希望。
4. I called in the hope of finding her at home.
   我希望她能在家才给她打的电话。
5. Do you have any hope that he'll come?
   你想他会来吗？
6. After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain.
   干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨。
7. He is the hope of his school.
   他是学校的希望。

hope

v.（动词）
hoped,hop.ing,hopes
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To wish for something with expectation of its fulfillment.
希望：期待某些事情能够实现
Archaic To have confidence; trust.
【古语】 信任：对…有信心；信赖
v.tr.（及物动词）
To look forward to with confidence or expectation:
期待：充满信心或期望地盼着：
例句：
We hope that our children will carry on our family traditions.
我们期待我们的孩子能继承家族的传统

To expect and desire.See Synonyms at expect
期待和渴望参见 expect
n.（名词）
A wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfillment.
希望：一种愿望或渴望，对其实现有自信的期待
Something that is hoped for or desired:
盼望的东西：
例句：
Success is our hope.
成功是我们所期望的

One that is a source of or reason for hope:
被寄予希望的人或事：实现希望的来源或理由：
例句：
the team`s only hope for victory.
这支队伍是获胜的唯一希望

Often Hope The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God`s help.
常作 Hope 神学美德：神学美德，指对于来世幸福的渴望及寻求，虽然艰难，但是，上帝的帮助使它的获得成为可能
Archaic Trust; confidence.
【古语】 信赖；信心

<习惯用语>hope against hope
To hope with little reason or justification.
一线希望：几乎没有理由地期待
来源：
Middle English hopen
中古英语 hopen
from Old English hopian
源自 古英语 hopian

【引伸】
hop.er
n.（名词）