hopeful

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n. 有希望之人, 有前途之人 a. 有希望的, 怀抱希望的, 保持乐观的

发音

UK /ˈhəʊpfl̩/
其它
US /ˈhoʊpfl̩/

词形变化

hopefuls 复数 hopefuls hopefuller hopefullest more hopeful 比较级 most hopeful 最高级

别名

hopefull

教材释义与例句

名词

有希望成功的人

someone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc

形容词

有希望的；有前途的

believing that what you hope for is likely to happen

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.

    Several presidential hopefuls are campaigning in New Hampshire this week.

adj. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    feeling hope

    I have been very hopeful.

    I am hopeful that I will recover from the disease.

  2. 2.

    inspiring hope

    It looks hopeful that my father will be able to walk again.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

wannabe aspirant aspirer wannabee

上位词 2

applicant applier
形容词

同义词 2

bright promising

反义词 1

hopeless

近义相关 4

auspicious expectant anticipant anticipative

参见 2

encouraging optimistic

相关短语

hopeful monster hopeful monsters

词源

From hope + -ful.

来源：wiktionary