hopeful

hopeful /'houpful/
  • tính từ
    • hy vọng, đầy hy vọng
      • to be (feel) hopeful about the future: đầy hy vọng ở tương lai
    • đầy hứa hẹn, có triển vọng
      • the future seems very hopeful: tương lai có vẻ hứa hẹn lắm
      • a hopeful pupil: một học sinh có triển vọng
  • danh từ, (thường) quồn người có triển vọng
    • a young hopeful: một đứa bé có triển vọng gớm

Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): hope, hopefulness, hopelessness, hope, hopeful, hopeless, hopefully, hopelessly

Xem thêm: aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee, fortunate, rosy



hopeful

Từ điển Collocation

hopeful adj.

1 thinking that sth good will happen

VERBS be, feel, seem, sound I feel quite hopeful that a peaceful solution will be found. | become, get Don't get too hopeful. We may not be able to go. | remain The police remained hopeful that she would be found alive.

ADV. extremely, very | almost | fairly, pretty, quite | eternally Only Janet, eternally hopeful, thought it was worth trying again.

PREP. about She was not very hopeful about her situation. | of The police are quite hopeful of catching the thieves.

2 making you think that sth good will happen

VERBS be, look, seem Things aren't looking very hopeful at the moment.

ADV. extremely, very | fairly, quite There are some fairly hopeful signs of recovery in the US market.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • an ambitious and aspiring young person; aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee

    a lofty aspirant

    two executive hopefuls joined the firm

    the audience was full of Madonna wannabes

    adj.

  • having or manifesting or inspiring hope

    a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets

    found a hopeful way of attacking the problem

  • presaging good fortune; fortunate, rosy

    she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school

    rosy predictions

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

hopefuls
ant.: hopeless