hope

其他意思

1. n. 希望, 信心, 期待

   Hope is a feeling of desire and expectation that things will go well in the future.

   • Now that he has become President, many people once again have hope for genuine changes in the system

2. v. 希望, 期望, 信賴

   If you hope that something is true, or you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely.

   • She had decided she must go on as usual, follow her normal routine, and hope and pray

3. 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.[INFORMAL]

   • The industry reckons it will see orders swell by 10% this financial year. Some hope.