hope

1 عمومی:: امید، چشم‌ انتظ‌اری‌، امیدواری‌ چشم‌ داشت‌، انتظ‌ار

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun belief that sth you want will happen ADJ. considerable, fervent, great a feeling of considerable hope It is my fervent hope that you will be able to take this project forward. | high (only used with hopes) Hopes are high that a resolution to the conflict can be found. | best, main Privatization seems to offer the best hope for the industry. | faint, frail, slight, vague There was still a faint hope that they would accept the offer. | real, sincere without any real hope of success It is my sincere hope that she will find happiness at last. | realistic, reasonable | desperate, wild | false, forlorn, vain He wasn't trying to give her false hope. It seemed a forlorn hope that we would find a taxi. | early His early hopes of freedom were now gone. | last, only He had one last hope to cling to. | fresh, renewed the treatment gave him renewed hope | sudden Her dark eyes lit with sudden hope. | lingering, remaining These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery. | personal QUANT. flicker, glimmer, ray, spark I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope. VERB + HOPE be full of, cherish, entertain, have, see Lord Mountbatten secretly cherished hopes that Charles would marry his granddaughter. Political leaders do now entertain the hope that a settlement can be found. She saw little hope of meeting the targets. | express, voice The Mexican president expressed hope for cooperation on trade. | share | pin He pinned all his hopes on getting that job. | cling to, keep alive, live in keeping alive the hope that a peace settlement might be found I haven't yet found a flat, but I live in hope. | not hold out I don't hold out much hope of finding a buyer. | abandon, give up, lose I didn't give up hope of being released. | arouse, bring sb, give sb, offer (sb), raise The use of fish oil to treat cancer has brought fresh hope to millions of sufferers. This announcement has raised hopes that the crisis may be coming to an end. | boost The latest job figures have boosted hopes for the economy. | jeopardize | dash, destroy, kill (off), shatter, wreck Her hopes of going to university have now been dashed. HOPE + VERB lie, rest Her only hope lay in escape. Their main hopes rest on their new striker. | grow, rise Hopes of a peaceful end to the strike are now growing. | flare (up), spring (up), surge Hope flared up inside her. | disappear, fade Hope faded after wrecked remains of the ship were washed onto the shore. PREP. beyond ~ damaged beyond hope of repair | in ~ of, in the ~ that I am writing to you in the hope that you can help me obtain some information. | without ~ She felt weak and without hope. | ~ for young people who are full of hope for the future | ~ of I have no hope of winning. PHRASES every/little/no/some hope of sth We have every hope of completing the project this year. There is little hope that they will be found alive. | grounds/reason for hope We now have good grounds for hope. | (not) a hope in hell You haven't got a hope in hell of finding a job. | a sign/symbol of hope sth you wish for ADJ. high ~s They have high hopes for their children. | future | distant Peace is a distant hope in this war-torn region. | personal | disappointed, unfulfilled a bitter tale of disappointed hopes | championship, medal, Olympic, etc. the team's championship hopes PREP. ~ for, ~ of PHRASES your hopes and dreams/expectations/fears She told me all her hopes and dreams. sb/sth that will help you get what you want ADJ. bright | last, only He turned to her in despair and said, ‘You're my last hope.’ | medal PREP. ~ for She is Britain's brightest hope for a medal. | ~ of The operation was Kelly's only hope of survival.,   verb ADV. desperately, fervently, really, sincerely, very much hoping desperately that their missing son would come home I sincerely hope that you will be successful. VERB + HOPE (not) dare (to) I scarcely dared hope the plan would succeed. | begin to | continue to PREP. for We are hoping for good weather. PHRASES hope against hope (= to continue to hope for sth even though it is very unlikely), hope for the best (= to hope that sth will happen successfully, especially where it seems likely that it will not)

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun faith: You must continue to have hope. verb desire: I hope you can visit us soon.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: hope verbs have hope • The situation looked bad, but we still had hope that things would get better soon. give/offer hope • The research has given hope to thousands of sufferers of the disease. lose/give up/abandon hope (= stop hoping ) • After so long without any word from David, Margaret was starting to lose hope. raise sb’s hopes ( also get/build somebody's hopes up ) (= make someone feel that what they want is likely to happen ) • I don't want to raise your hopes too much. • Don’t build your hopes up, Julie. You’ll only get hurt. hold out hope (= say that you think something is likely ) • Negotiators did not hold out much hope of a peaceful solution. pin your hopes on something (= hope for one thing that everything else depends on ) • After a difficult year, the company is pinning its hopes on its new range of products. cling to the hope that (= keep hoping that something will happen, even though it seems unlikely ) • They clung to the hope that one day a cure would be found. dash/shatter sb’s hopes (= make what someone wants seem impossible ) • The ending of the talks has dashed any hopes of peace. hopes are fading (= people have much less hope of doing something ) • Hopes are fading that rescuers will find any more survivors. hope lies in/with something (= something gives people hope ) • Our real hope lies with a vaccine. phrases be full of hope • His voice sounded full of hope. a glimmer/ray of hope (= a little hope, or something that gives you a little hope ) • The new treatment gives patients a glimmer of hope. sb’s hopes and dreams (= all the things someone hopes for ) • We talked about all our hopes and dreams for the future. sb’s hopes and fears (= all the things someone hopes for and is afraid of ) • The crew members have different hopes and fears about the trip. it is our fervent hope that formal (= used when saying that you hope very much that something will or will not happen ) • It is our fervent hope that change is coming. hope springs eternal (= used to say that people will always hope for something ) • It is unlikely these diets will work, but hope springs eternal. a symbol/beacon of hope (= something that makes people have hope ) • Mandela was a symbol of hope for his whole country. adjectives false hope • We don't want to give people false hopes. a vain/forlorn hope (= hope for something that is impossible ) • He traveled south in the vain hope of finding work. somebody's only/one hope • My only hope is that someone may have handed in the keys to the police.

transnet.ir

4 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with HOPE, Also see GREAT WHITE HOPE; IN HOPES OF; LIVE IN (HOPE OF); NOT A HOPE IN HELL; PIN ONE'S HOPES ON; WHILE THERE'S LIFE, THERE'S HOPE.

American Heritage Idioms