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单词 white hope
释义
white hope
noun[S]
uk
/ˌwaɪt ˈhəʊp/us
/ˌwaɪt ˈhoʊp/
UK
apersonor thing thatpeoplehopewill be verysuccessfulin the nearfuture:
被寄予厚望的人（或事物）
This newcarisseenas thegreatwhitehopeof theindustry.这款新车被该行业寄予厚望。
US
used,especiallyin the past to refer to awhitepersonwho isexpectedto be moresuccessfulthan ablackorHispanicperson, forexampleaboxerorbasketballplayer
（尤其在过去，被寄予厚望在拳击或篮球等比赛中胜过黑人或西班牙裔人的）白人
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hoping and hopefulness
  • appealingly
  • boosterish
  • boosterism
  • cautious
  • cautiously
  • glass
  • hope springs eternalidiom
  • hopeful
  • hopefully
  • hopefulness
  • ill
  • it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom
  • optimistically
  • over-expectation
  • pinyourhopes onsomething/someoneidiom
  • pipe dream
  • please Godidiom
  • positive
  • trust
  • wing
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(Definition ofwhite hopefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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In many ways, organic farming was seen as the greatwhitehope.
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It was everyone'swhitehopefor change, but on the whole it has not fulfilled its promise.
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He was the greatwhitehopeof the time, a heavyweight with a punch.
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It was a greatwhitehopethat became a great white elephant.
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Because of that flair and the considerable power that he enjoys, he is in a democracy of to-day what we consider thewhitehopeof the world of truth.
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Ross declared the war on drugs as the lastwhitehope.
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