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hopeful

美音:[´həupfəl ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.怀有希望的,有希望的

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hopeful为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:hopefulness

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/'həʊpfl; `hopfəl/
adj
1 [usu pred 通常作表语] ~ (of/about sth); ~ (that...) (of a person) having hope (指人)抱有希望
*be hopeful about the future 对未来充满希望
* I feel hopeful of success/that we shall succeed. 我对成功[我们将获得成功]抱有希望.
2 (of a sign, situation, etc) giving hope; likely to be favourable or successful; promising (指徵兆、情况等)有希望的, 顺利的, 有前途的
*The future does not seem very hopeful. 前途似乎有点不妙.

n person who hopes or seems likely to succeed 抱有希望的人; 有望获得成功的人
*the young hopefuls, lined up before the judges 在评判员面前排成行的雄心勃勃的年轻人
* Many a young hopeful went toHollywood. 许多满怀希望的青年涌至好莱坞. hopefullyadv
1 in a hopeful way 抱有希望地
*`I'm sure we'll find it,' he said hopefully. `我肯定我们能找到它,' 他信心十足地说.
2 it is to be hoped; let us hope 可望; 我们可以指望
*Hopefully, we'll arrive before dark. 我们可望天黑以前到达.

NOTE ON USAGE 用法
*There is a group of adverbs and adverbial phrases (eg frankly, obviously, to begin with) which can be used in two distinct ways 有些副词和副词性词组(如frankly、obviously、to begin with等)可以有两种迥然不同的用法
*
1 They may modify the whole sentence 可以用作全句的修饰语
*Frankly, you are wrong. 说实在的, 你错了.
* Obviously, I'd prefer a better job. 明说了吧, 我想找个更好的工作.
* To begin with, I don't like his attitude. 第一 点, 我不喜欢他的态度.
2 They may simply modify the verb 可以单纯用作动词的修饰语
*He spoke frankly (= in a frank way) about his past life. 他坦率地讲述了他过去的生活.
* He pointed very obviously at the woman in the fur coat. 他显然指的是那个穿着毛皮大衣的女子.
* I liked it in America to begin with. 我起初是喜欢美国的这一点的. Other examples are generally, hopefully, personally, really, sadly, seriously, thankfully. 属于这一类的还有generally、hopefully、personally、really、sadly、seriously、thankfully等. Some careful speakers use hopefully only in pattern 2, but its use in pattern
1 is now widely accepted. 有些用词严谨的人使用hopefully仅限于第2式, 但第一式的用法现已广为接受.
1. The future does not seem very hopeful.
    前途似乎有点不妙.

2. A brighter promise for the hopeful traveller who has sworn to get away from it all.
    而对于发誓用露营来摆脱烦恼的人来说,却带来了更光明的前景。

3. And even though I was hopeful throughout the dinner that my mother would somehow see Rich's kindness, his sense of humor and charm, I knew he had failed miserably in her eyes.
    虽然吃饭时, 我一直希望我妈妈能从某种角度看到里奇的善良、幽默感和魅力,但是我知道在她的眼里里奇是一败塗地了。

4. For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.
    但这是徒劳的。对他们来说,用某种形式的纪律约束他们一下才能有希望使他们走上正道。

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