hopefully
adverb
uk/ˈhəʊp.fəl.i/us/ˈhoʊp.fəl.i/B1
used, often at thestartof asentence, toexpresswhat you would like tohappen:
(常用于句首)但愿,真希望Hopefully it won'train.但愿天不会下雨。
Hopefully we'll be in Norwich by earlyevening.但愿我们在傍晚时分能到达诺里奇。
B2
in ahopefulway:
满怀希望地"Do you have acigarette?" heaskedhopefully.“你有香烟吗?”他满怀希望地问道。
- "Anychanceof acupoftea?" hequeriedhopefully.
- Thepoorturnoutfor theelectionwill hopefully be awake-upcallto thegovernment.
- Hopefully, we'll beabletorearrangethedatesofourholiday.
- Hopefully, there will be someticketsleft.
- Hopefully, there'll be abetterturnoutnextweek.
Hoping and hopefulness
- appealingly
- boosterish
- boosterism
- cautious
- cautiously
- glass
- hope springs eternalidiom
- hopeful
- 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
Grammar
Hopefully
The adverb hopefully means ‘wanting the answer to be yes’:…