词组 | hope |
释义 | hope Hope is used as a verb or a noun. ◊ used as a verb If you hope that something is true or will happen, you want it to be true or to happen. She hoped she wasn't going to cry. I sat down, hoping to remain unnoticed. ◊ 'I hope' You often use I hope to express a wish that someone will have a pleasant time. After 'hope' you can use either the future tense or the simple present tense. For example, you can say 'I hope you'll enjoy the film' or 'I hope you enjoy the film'. I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Roehampton. I hope you get well very soon. Note that if you say to someone that you hope they are going to do something, you are usually asking or reminding them to do something that they may not want to do. I hope you're going to show me what you're working on. Next time I come I hope you're going to be a lot more entertaining. ◊ 'I hope so' If someone says that something is the case, or asks you whether something is the case, you can express your wish that it is the case by saying 'I hope so'. 'I will see you in the church.' ---'I hope so.' 'You'll be home at six?' ---'I hope so.' Note that you do not say 'I hope it'. ◊ 'I hope not' Similarly, you can express your wish that something is not the case by saying 'I hope not'. 'You haven't lost the ticket, have you?' ---'I hope not.' Note that you do not say 'I don't hope so'. ◊ 'hope' used as a noun Hope is a feeling of confidence that what you want to happen might happen. The government ignored the problem in the hope that it would go away. She never completely gave up hope. If you think that it is impossible that something will happen, you can say that there is no hope of it happening. There seemed to be no hope of winning. The infantry had no hope of keeping up with the tanks. Note that you do not use any preposition except 'of' after no hope. |
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