| 释义 |
●in the hope of sth●in the hope that… (NAmE also in hopes that…) because you want sth to happen 抱着…的希望◆I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work. 我很早就打了个电话，希望在她上班之前找到她。◆He asked her again in the vain hope that he could persuade her to come (= it was impossible). 他又问了她一次，徒然指望着能说服她来。See also hope |