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*hope²
n [C,U]
1 the feeling that something good will happen 希望，期望，指望:
Her voice sounded full of hope. 她的声音听上去充满了希望。
+ of hopes of an early end to the war 早日结束战争的希望
give sb hope a new treatment that gives hope to cancer patients 给癌症病人带来希望的一种新疗法
lose/give up hope (=when you think something you want will definitely not happen) 失去/放弃希望: Ben's parents had lost all hope of seeing him again. 本的父母完全失去了再见到他的希望。
raise sb's hopes (=make someone feel that something they want is more likely to happen) 增加某人的希望
have high hopes (=when you think that someone is very likely to succeed) 有很大的希望: Damon Hill had high hopes at the start of the competition. 比赛一开始，戴蒙·希尔希望很大。
2 a chance that something will happen in the way that you want 〔所希望之事发生的〕可能性:
no/not much/little hope There's no hope of getting the money back. 这笔钱是没有希望拿回来了。
3 in the hope that/of because you hope that something will happen 怀着…的希望:
She stayed on in the hope that she would be able to speak to him. 她留了下来，希望能和他说上话。
4 be sb's only/last/best hope to be the only, last etc person or thing that can help you to succeed 是某人唯一/最后/最好的希望:
You must help me! You're my last hope. 你一定要帮帮我！ 你是我最后的希望了。
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