- [not usually before noun] (of a person人) believing that something you want will happen抱有希望；满怀希望 synonym optimistic
- hopeful (that…) I feel hopeful that we'll find a suitable house very soon.我对很快找到合适的房子抱有希望。🔊🔊
- hopeful about something He is not very hopeful about the outcome of the interview.他对面试的结果不抱很大希望。🔊🔊
- hopeful of doing something (British English) She is hopeful of returning to work soon.她希望很快回去工作。🔊🔊
opposite pessimisticExtra Examples- I feel hopeful that a peaceful solution will be found.我觉得有希望找到和平解决的途径。
- Only Janet, eternally hopeful, thought it was worth trying again.只有永远满怀希望的珍妮特认为值得再试一次。
- She was not very hopeful about her situation.她对自己的境况并不抱太大希望。
- The police are hopeful of catching the thieves.警方很有把握能捉住小偷。
- The police remained hopeful that she would be found alive.警方仍然对找到活着的她持乐观态度。
Topics Successc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry - [only before noun] (of a person’s behaviour人的行为) showing hope表现出希望的
Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry - (of a thing事物) making you believe that something you want will happen; bringing hope给人以希望的 synonym promising
- The latest trade figures are a hopeful sign.最新贸易数字令人鼓舞。🔊🔊
- The future did not seem very hopeful.前景似乎不太乐观。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- There are some fairly hopeful signs of recovery in the US market.美国市场已经出现了鼓舞人心的复苏迹象。
- Things aren't looking very hopeful at the moment.目前的情况看来希望不大。
- This is the first hopeful sign that the hostages might be released soon.这是第一次有迹象显示人质可能很快获释。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbSee full entry
- a person who wants to succeed at something希望成功的人；雄心勃勃的人
- 50 young hopefuls are trying for a place in the England team.50 名雄心勃勃的年轻人亟欲跻身英格兰队。
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