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单词 wishful thinking
释义
wishful thinking
noun[U]
uk
/ˌwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/us
/ˌwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋ.kɪŋ/
theimaginingordiscussionof a veryunlikelyfutureeventorsituationas if it werepossibleand might onedayhappen:
如意算盘；痴心妄想
"Do youthinkyou might be inlineforpromotion?" "No, it's justwishfulthinking."“你是否认为自己会获得提升？”“不，那只不过是想入非非而已。”
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(Definition ofwishful thinkingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

wishful thinking| American Dictionary

wishful thinking
noun[U]
us
/ˈwɪʃ·fəl ˈθɪŋ·kɪŋ/
theimaginingof anunlikelyfutureeventorsituationthat youwishwerepossible:
Wetalkedaboutbuyingahousesomeday, butrightnow it’s just wishful thinking.
(Definition ofwishful thinkingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwishful thinking

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In a sense, caps are the embodiment ofwishfulthinking.
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Such a reading of history, however, would be little more thanwishfulthinking.
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He considers them to be driven by ideology and guilty ofwishfulthinking.
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However, the dangers of suchwishfulthinking, and of surrendering her subjectivity, are more apparent than ever.
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There is perhaps an element of necromanticwishfulthinking.
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This phenomenon was labeled "overconfidence bias" or "miscalibration" and was attributed to confirmation biases orwishfulthinking.
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It seems to me that the 'cross-cultural communicative ability' alluded to here is, in the best of cases, akin towishfulthinking.
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But the strategy they advocated contained a considerable amount ofwishfulthinking.
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Whether a justifiable prediction orwishfulthinking, the neurosciences have gained momentum.
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How much of this waswishfulthinkingor an exercise in self-promotion?
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Rather, we need to build complexity into the models if we want them to reflect reality (rather thanwishfulthinkingor traditional disciplinary boundaries).
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People may convince themselves, throughwishfulthinking, that they really do not want that third beer.
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His entire discourse on relatedness, trustworthiness, and commitment proved nothing more thanwishfulthinking.
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However,wishfulthinkingand imperceptive, but nonetheless ingenuous, hopes dominate what should have been meticulous scholarship.
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This position has attracted criticism from some for appearing to turn legal theory into a form ofwishfulthinking.
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