hopeful

Word family  noun hope hopefulness ≠ hopelessness hopeful adjective hopeful ≠ hopeless verb hope adverb hopefully ≠ hopelessly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hope·ful1 /ˈhəʊpfəl $ ˈhoʊp-/ ●●○ adjective  1  HOPEbelieving that what you hope for is likely to happen 抱有希望的，持乐观态度的 SYN optimistichopeful about Everyone’s feeling pretty hopeful about the future. 人人都对未来充满希望。hopeful (that) I’m hopeful that we can find a solution. 我对我们能找到解决方法感到乐观。be hopeful of (doing) something British English He is still hopeful of playing in Saturday’s game. 他仍抱有希望，认为自己能参加星期六的比赛。2  PROBABLYmaking you feel that what you hope for is likely to happen 给人希望的 SYN promising The vote is a hopeful sign that attitudes in the church are changing. 投票结果是个好兆头，表明教会的态度正在转变。 Things might get better, but it doesn’t look very hopeful right now. 情况也许会好转，但目前看来希望不大。 —hopefulness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

hopeful• At the interview they told me I was "the right sort of person'. I thought that sounded kind of hopeful.• We don't know if Gascoigne will be fit to play in Saturday's game, but we're all hopeful.• James felt more hopeful about his future after his chat with his professor.• At present it seems likely that the most hopeful approaches rest in three areas.• Despite such findings, research still largely bears out the hopeful assumptions that have guided practitioners like Abed and Yunus.• At best it might produce recommendations for new and hopeful initiatives.• The peace talks concluded on a hopeful note.• The local police are hopeful of catching those responsible for the graffiti.• The fact that the two sides have agreed to hold negotiations is an extremely hopeful sign.• Todd broke into a hopeful smile every time the phone rang.• A faint but more hopeful splutter, this time.• I'm quite hopeful that I'll get the job.• At other times, his statements undermined such hopeful words.hopeful about• Lakeisha is hopeful about the future.hopeful sign• But they remain merely hopeful signs.• On one hand, the resumption of talks and the discussion of safe passage to another nation are hopeful signs.• On Thursday, there were some hopeful signs.• Still, there are some hopeful signs.• The veterans event was a hopeful sign.• The introduction of girls into cathedral choirs and the continuing vitality of choir schools are also hopeful signs for the future.• One hopeful sign for the success of the peace talks is the military deadlock.• There were hopeful signs from one recalcitrant state.hopeful2 noun [countable] written  HOPEsomeone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc 〔尤指演艺、体育、政界等〕希望获得成功的人 Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role. 几千名雄心勃勃的年轻人参加了这一角色的试演。 Republican presidential hopefuls 有望获胜的共和党总统候选人

Examples from the Corpus

hopeful• Another hopeful says the late Mr Brown appeared to him in a dream and told him to run.• A whitewash victory for the young army hopefuls.• To date, seven city council hopefuls have requested money, with more expected to qualify.• For the province's future Olympic hopefuls have been brushing up on skills both on and off the sports fields.• a presidential hopeful• The party has broken ranks, with five of its nine presidential hopefuls calling for a review of the revisions.• On Saturday night, the 476 convention delegates will question Republican presidential hopefuls.• Every four years, presidential hopefuls have learned, the New Hampshire mouse roars like lion.• Nicholson was now venturing into the haunts of the hopefuls and joined in.young hopefuls• Every reasonably successful band soon begins to receive demo tapes from young hopefuls.• Esme gave piano lessons to a score or more of young hopefuls.• Thousands of young hopefuls were interviewed but none possessed the elusive qualities Selznick sought.• For some young hopefuls the promise of stardom and success outweighs the fear of failure.• In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.• Perhaps Madonna should have a chat about the pop ethics with these young hopefuls.• Things are so bad that a special course has been set up to train young hopefuls, and maybe reverse the trend.

hope·ful1 adjectivehopeful2 nounChineseSyllable  

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hopeful

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hope‧ful¹ /ˈhəʊpfəl $ ˈhoʊp-/ adjective1. believing that what you hope for is likely to happen
   SYN  optimistic
    hopeful about
    Everyone’s feeling pretty hopeful about the future.
    hopeful (that)
    I’m hopeful that we can find a solution.
    be hopeful of (doing) something British English:
    He is still hopeful of playing in Saturday’s game.
2. making you feel that what you hope for is likely to happen
   SYN  promising:
    The vote is a hopeful sign that attitudes in the church are changing.
    Things might get better, but it doesn’t look very hopeful right now.
—hopefulness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ optimistic believing that good things will happen: I’m optimistic about our chances of winning. | an optimistic view of the future
   ▪ hopeful believing that what you hope for will happen: The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery.
   ▪ positive thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad: Try to be more positive about your work. | She has a very positive attitude to life.
   ▪ upbeat having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation: The Prime Minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession. | an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election
   ▪ bullish feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success: He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects. | Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue.
   ▪ sanguine formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use: Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism. | Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession.
   ▪ rosy if the future or your life seems rosy, it seems good and you expect good things to happen: The future looks rosy for the team. | Returning soldiers found life less rosy than they had hoped. | The price of oil keeps going up, and things look pretty rosy for the big oil companies.
   ▪ look on the bright side to consider the good parts of a situation, which seems bad in many other ways – used especially when telling someone that they should do this: Look on the bright side – it could have been a lot worse.

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hopeful² noun [countable] writtensomeone who is hoping to be successful, especially in acting, sports, politics etc:
    Thousands of young hopefuls were auditioned for the role.
    Republican presidential hopefuls