to want something to happen or to be true, and usually have a good reason to think that it might

I'm hoping for an interview next week. 我盼望着下星期有一次面试。

[ + (that) ] She's hoping (that) she won't be away too long. 她希望她不会离开太久。

I hope (that) she'll win. 我希望她能赢。

We have to hope and pray (that) the operation will go well. 我们只能祈祷手术顺利。

[ + to infinitive ] They hope to visit us next year. 他们希望明年能来我们这里作客。

It's good news, I hope. 我希望是好消息。

"Will you be at the meeting tomorrow?" "I hope not/so". “你明天会参加那个会议吗？”“恐怕不行／我想是的。”

Compare: wish verb (HOPE)

hope against hopeidiom 抱着万一的希望，存一线希望

hope for the bestidiom 抱乐观的态度，尽量往好处想

something good that you want to happen in the future, or a confident feeling about what will happen in the future

What are your hopes and dreams for the future? 你对未来有什么希望和梦想？

Is there any hope of getting financial support for the project? 这个项目有没有希望得到资金上的支持?

[ + that ] Is there any hope that they will be home in time? 他们有没有希望及时回到家?

Young people are growing up in our cities without any hope of finding a job. 城市里的年轻人在一天天长大，却根本就没有希望找到工作。

His reply dashed (= destroyed) our hopes. 他的回答击碎了我们的希望。

They have pinned (all) their hopes on (= they are depending for success on) their new player. 他们把（所有）希望都寄托在新队员身上了。

She's very ill, but there's still hope/we live in hope (= we think she might be cured). 她病得非常重，但是仍有希望／我们觉得仍有希望。

The situation is now beyond/past hope (= unlikely to produce the desired result). 现在的情况已经毫无希望了。

We never gave up hope (= stopped hoping) that she would be found alive. 我们从未放弃她能够生还的希望。

The letter offered us a glimmer/ray of (= a little) hope. 这封信给了我们一线希望。

I didn't phone until four o'clock in the hope that you'd be finished. 我一直到4点钟才打电话是希望这时你会完成了。

I don't hold out much hope of getting (= I don't expect to be able to get) a ticket. 我对弄到票不抱多大希望。

Synonyms: aim (INTENTION)ambitionaspiration (HOPE)dream (HOPE)goal (AIM)intent intentionobject (PURPOSE)objective target (AIM)

not have a hope in hellidiom informal 毫无希望