| 单词 | a fond belief/hope |
| 释义 | a fond belief/hopesomething that you would like to betruebut that isprobablynot: Iwaitedathomealleveningin thefondhopethat he mightcall. Later thatyearheleftfor London with afondhopethat he wouldreceiveawarmerreceptionthere. So much for thefondbeliefthat a newmanagerwouldbreathelifeinto theteam. People, by andlarge, have beenhappytopayinto thesystemin thefondbeliefthat it would be there for them if they gotsick. Some men do this in thefondbeliefthat it makes themappearyounger. See also fondadjective(FOOLISH) |
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