wishful thinking

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwishful ˈthinking noun [uncountable]  HOPEwhen you believe that what you want to happen will happen, when in fact it is not possible 单凭主观意愿的想法；一厢情愿 I think she rather likes me. But maybe that’s just wishful thinking. 我觉得她很喜欢我，不过也许那只是我一厢情愿的想法。

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wishful thinking• Coping with waste will always be hard, and hypocrisy and wishful thinking will not make it easier.• Personally I see this as wishful thinking rather than practical logic.• Mere logic and abstinence from wishful thinking had enabled Milner to summarise the story of the next sixty years.• Lomas, for instance, finds his pleasure in wishful thinking about the war.

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wishful thinking
ˌwishful ˈthinking noun [uncountable]
when you believe that what you want to happen will happen, when in fact it is not possible:
    I think she rather likes me. But maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

wishful thinkingBrE /ˌwɪʃfl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwɪʃfl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the belief that sth that you want to happen is happening or will happen, although this is actually not true or very unlikely 不实际的幻想；一厢情愿◆I've got a feeling that Alex likes me, but that might just be wishful thinking. 我感觉亚历克斯喜欢上我了，但那可能只是我一厢情愿的想法。🔊🔊