| 单词 | false hopes |
| 释义 | false hopes noun[plural] uk/ˌfɒls ˈhəʊps/us/ˌfɑːls ˈhoʊps/confidentfeelingsabout something that might not betrue: 奢望I don'twanttoraiseanyfalsehopes, but Ibelieveyoursonis stillalive.我并不是想让你心存奢望，但我相信你的儿子还活着。 Unreal things and unreality
Examplesoffalse hopesfalse hopes It is not uncommon for family members to substitutefalsehopesof cure for a realistic appraisal of the patient's prospects for recovery of consciousness. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a question gives parentsfalsehopesand unrealistic expectations, expectations that inevitably lead to demands for more and more interventions and the risk of further complications. From theCambridge English Corpus When a potential new therapy holds out promise of dramatic cures we should, of course, be cautious, if only to dampenfalsehopesof an early treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Unlike objects that could be examined in the field or brought home for study, such reports were difficult to assess, although quite capable of excitingfalsehopesfor a time. From theCambridge English Corpus In this area, far too manyfalsehopeshave been awakened for many years, instead of genuinely looking at alternatives. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I also realise that it must be based on realism and thatfalsehopesshould not be created. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This is the weakness in this concept, and nothing would be worse than raisingfalsehopeshere. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English All this does is to givefalsehopesto the general public which it will then be impossible to fulfil. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It would be wrong to raisefalsehopes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem, however, is that we cannot overstep our authority because we absolutely cannot give the citizensfalsehopesthat will inevitably be dashed. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I do not want raisefalsehopeson their part, but such hopes are more realistic than any for the past 30 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them have been subjected tofalsehopesbefore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to raise anyfalsehopes, but, of course, once again anything that he says will be considered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that they have held outfalsehopesto intending emigrants, who have been misled by allurements into going to certain countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to say that in some casesfalsehopesare being raised again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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