overhope

词形变化

overhoped overhopes 三单 overhopes overhoping overhoping 现在分词 overhoped 过去式 overhoped 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Excessive hope or anticipation; presumption.

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  2. 2.

    Hopefulness; sanguineness.

    英国 方言 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To hope excessively; presume.

    I'll cast this observation a little too broadly to make the point clearer: many principals "overhoped" that computers would have miraculous effects on all students exposed to them even if only for a few minutes per week, and now finding …

  2. 2.

    To hope constantly.

    英国 方言 及物

词源

From Middle English overhope, oferhope, equivalent to over- + hope.

来源：wiktionary