hopeful
adjective
uk/ˈhəʊp.fəl/us/ˈhoʊp.fəl/B1
havinghope:
抱有希望的,充满希望的He was hopefulabouttheoutcomeof themeeting.他对会议的结果充满希望。
They were hopefulofasuccessfulagreement.他们对成功达成协议充满希望。
I'm hopeful(that)we canreachacompromise.我对我们能达成和解充满希望。
C2
givinghope:
给人以希望的Thegreenshootswere hopefulsignsofspring.绿色的嫩芽是春天充满希望的象征。
- Hisauditionwent well and he'sfairlyhopeful about getting thepart.
- She was hopeful that aresolutioncould befound.
- I'm not very hopeful abouttheirfuture.
- Thereportdoesn'tpresenta very hopefulaccountof thesituation.
- Thespeechfinishedon a hopefulnote.
Hoping and hopefulness
- appealingly
- boosterish
- boosterism
- cautious
- cautiously
- glass
- hope springs eternalidiom
- hopefully
- hopefulness
- ill
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
- la-la land
- over-expectation
- pinyourhopes onsomething/someoneidiom
- pipe dream
- please Godidiom
- Pollyanna
- positive
- trust
- wing
hopeful
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈhəʊp.fəl/us/ˈhoʊp.fəl/apersonwho istryingto get apartin afilm,playfor afamoussportsteam, etc.:
希望成名的人(设法参与电影拍摄,戏剧演出,著名足球俱乐部等等)Over a thousandyounghopefuls went to the TheatreRoyaltoday toauditionfor apartin the newmusical.一千多名希望成名的年轻人今天去往皇家剧院,参加出新音乐剧中一个角色的试镜。
Synonyms
aspirantformal
wannabeinformaldisapproving
Hoping and hopefulness
- appealingly
- boosterish
- boosterism
- cautious
- cautiously
- glass
- hope springs eternalidiom
- hopefully
- hopefulness
- ill
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
- la-la land
- over-expectation
- pinyourhopes onsomething/someoneidiom
- pipe dream
- please Godidiom
- Pollyanna
- positive
- trust
- wing