hopeful

英 [ˈhəʊpfl]

美 [ˈhoʊpfl]

adj.  抱有希望; 满怀希望; 表现出希望的; 给人以希望的
n.  希望成功的人; 雄心勃勃的人

复数：hopefuls　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 抱有希望；满怀希望
  believing that sth you want will happen
  1. 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。
  2. He is not very hopeful about the outcome of the interview.
     他对面试的结果不抱很大希望。
  3. She is hopeful of returning to work soon.
     她希望很快回去工作。
• 表现出希望的
  showing hope
  1. a hopeful smile
     充满希望的微笑
• 给人以希望的
  making you believe that sth you want will happen; bringing hope
  1. The latest trade figures are a hopeful sign.
     最新贸易数字令人鼓舞。
  2. The future did not seem very hopeful.
     前景似乎不太乐观。

noun

• 希望成功的人；雄心勃勃的人
  a person who wants to succeed at sth
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (人)抱有希望的，满怀希望的
  If you arehopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen.
  1. I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly...
     我相信这个误会将很快得到纠正。
  2. Surgeons were hopeful of saving the sight in Sara's left eye.
     外科医生有信心保住萨拉左眼的视力。
• ADJ-GRADED （征兆、事件等）给人以希望的
  If something such as a sign or event ishopeful, it makes you feel that what you want to happen will happen.
  1. The result of the election in is yet another hopeful sign that peace could come to the Middle East.
     已出炉的选举结果再次显示在中东实现和平是有希望的。
  2. ...hopeful forecasts that the economy will improve.
     认为经济会改善的鼓舞人心的预测
• ADJ （行动）被寄予希望的
  Ahopefulaction is one that you do in the hope that you will get what you want to get.
  1. We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave.
     我们已经包租了那架飞机，希望政府会对他们放行。
• N-COUNT 希望获得成功的人
  If you refer to someone as ahopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition.
  1. His soccer skills continue to be put to good use in his job as football coach to young hopefuls.
     他的球技在他给这些希望成为明日之星的年轻人担任教练的过程中继续发挥出很大作用。

英英释义

noun

• an ambitious and aspiring young person
  1. a lofty aspirant
  2. two executive hopefuls joined the firm
  3. the audience was full of Madonna wannabes
  Synonym:aspirantaspirerwannabewannabee

adj

• full or promise
  1. had a bright future in publishing
  2. the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career
  3. a hopeful new singer on Broadway
  Synonym:brightpromising
• having or manifesting hope
  1. a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets
  2. found a hopeful way of attacking the problem

双语例句

• They are hopeful of bringing the siege to a peaceful conclusion
  他们希望能和平结束这次围困。
• When you feel loving and hopeful, the world in your eyes becomes loving and hopeful.
  当你心中充满了爱和希望，你眼中的世界就是充满爱和希望的。
• We had a hopeful beginning.
  我们的开端充满希望。
• Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response
  诺里斯先生说希望他的请求能够引起积极反响。
• It is hopeful that two hostages will be freed in the next few days.
  有两名人质可望在几天后获释。
• Many a young hopeful went to hollywood.
  许多满怀希望的青年涌至好莱坞。
• Thinking about how hopeful I was that summer and fall.
  想想那个夏天和秋天，我充满了希望。
• The end of one year brings the beginning of another hopeful new year.
  一年的落幕带来了下一个充满希望新年的开始。
• And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.
  我希望这个地区所有的国家都能共享这个目标。
• I have become the young and hopeful man, and you are the old and unbelieving one.
  我变成了一个年轻而又充满了希望的人，而你却变成了一个老气横秋、多愁善感的人了。