英语词汇“not a hope in hell”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

i. not a hope (also chance) in hell: no possibility, no chance at all; highly unlikely.a snowball's chance in hell: see snowball n. 1b. a cat in hell's chance: see cat n.¹ 13i.

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the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > desire the impossible [phrase] > absence of possibility

you won't catch me1698

not a cat (in hell)'s chance1796

pigs might fly1840

there is (also was, etc.) no way (that)1908

not a hope (also chance) in hell1923

it's (just) not on1935

pigs have wings1936

that'll (also that will) be the day1941

not on your Nelly1959

1923 O. Onions Peace in our Time iii. 37 ‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’ ‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’

1963 J. T. Story Something for Nothing iii. 79 ‘What are the chances of a job here, then?’ Albert asked. ‘For you—not a chance in hell.’ She spoke matter-of-factly.

1987 C. Reid Joyriders i. i. 43/1 You haven't a hope in hell of gettin' compensation.

2001 C. Fowler Devil in Me (2005) 125 Nope. Not a chance in hell that'll happen. Her old man has hated me ever since I caught him in his shed leafing through jazz mags.

a. Ground of hope; promise. Frequently in negative in not a hope (in hell) (see also hell n. and int. Phrases 6i). Also used ironically for: an expectation which has little or no chance of being fulfilled; esp. in ints., usually expressing resignation, some hope(s)!, what a hope! See also forlorn hope n.

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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [noun]

i-wonc1275

wonec1290

likelinessa1450

hopec1480

likelihood1526

promise?1533

show1600

expectance1602

expectation1611

auspiciousness1649

hopefulness1651

promisingness1665

expectancy1696

brilliancy1781

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a poor or faint hope

wanhope1558

forlorn hopea1643

dog's chance1890

Buckley's chance (or hope, etc.)1898

dog's show1898

hope1899

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > expression of despair [phrase]

not a hope (in hell)1923

a snowball's chance in hell1931

a snowball's chance1934

c1480 (a1400) St. Nicholas 579 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 497 Oyl rycht clere..for seknes sere gaf hop and but.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xxvi. B There is more hope in a foole then in him.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 850 He which at one blow can kill a Captive, is of the greatest hopes.

1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. ii. sig. K Neuer liu'd Gentleman of greater merit, Hope, or abiliment to steere a kingdome.

1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 349 A Child of great hopes.

1851 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 4) i. 23 Hills, that look'd across a land of hope.

1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xxix. 297 What a hope for a night like this!

1904 P. A. Vaile Mod. Lawn Tennis (1907) 234 It is quite useless to run in on a high bounding, poor length, diagonal service. You have some ‘hope’ if it is down the centre.

1915 F. Palmer My Year of War 231 ‘What hopes!’ was the current phrase I heard among the men in these trenches.

1923 O. Onions Peace in our Time iii. 37 ‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’ ‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iv. 115 ‘Well, lads, wot's it yer want?’ demanded their hostess. ‘'Cos if it's steaks and chips and feather beds, you've got a bloody hope.’

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. i. 249 If there was enough money behind to rent His Majesty's Theatre, it could go on better still. It amounted to that. ‘What a hope!’ she concluded bitterly.

1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England xvi. 280 Not a hope!.. The dailies have gone to press ages ago.

1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid xxix. 279 ‘Going to get away with it?’ ‘Not a hope, mate. Not a bleeding earthly.’

1940 ‘G. Orwell’ Diary 20 June in Coll. Ess. (1968) II. lvii. 352 There is a move on foot to get our police records..at Scotland Yard destroyed. Some hope! The police are the very people who would go over to Hitler.

1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident v. 53 ‘Well, you'd better start giving back the money..,’ jeered Tuppy. ‘What a hope!’

1959 S. Gibbons Pink Front Door xvii. 206 Not a hope..not a single bloody ghost of a hope in hell.

1966 ‘K. Nicholson’ Hook, Line & Sinker v. 63 He..wants to put on a good show for her. What a hope.

1966 F. Hoyle Oct. First vi. 60 I've given them the idea I might come up with some explanation... Some hopes.

1967 P. Moyes Murder Fantastical xv. 229 ‘His book is probably in the Lucky Dip.’..Maud made a face. ‘Some hope of finding it in that case,’ she said.

1969 ‘J. Ashford’ Prisoner at Bar iv. 33 I told Mrs. Green we hadn't a hope in hell, but she said it wasn't the money, it was the principle.

1971 C. Egleton Last Post for Partisan xvii. 176 ‘Make sure you get the right mix of weapons and explosives.’ ‘You've got a hope.’

单词	not a hope in hell
释义	> as lemmas not a hope (also chance) in hell i. not a hope (also chance) in hell: no possibility, no chance at all; highly unlikely.a snowball's chance in hell: see snowball n. 1b. a cat in hell's chance: see cat n.¹ 13i. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > desire the impossible [phrase] > absence of possibility you won't catch me1698 not a cat (in hell)'s chance1796 pigs might fly1840 there is (also was, etc.) no way (that)1908 not a hope (also chance) in hell1923 it's (just) not on1935 pigs have wings1936 that'll (also that will) be the day1941 not on your Nelly1959 1923 O. Onions Peace in our Time iii. 37 ‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’ ‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’ 1963 J. T. Story Something for Nothing iii. 79 ‘What are the chances of a job here, then?’ Albert asked. ‘For you—not a chance in hell.’ She spoke matter-of-factly. 1987 C. Reid Joyriders i. i. 43/1 You haven't a hope in hell of gettin' compensation. 2001 C. Fowler Devil in Me (2005) 125 Nope. Not a chance in hell that'll happen. Her old man has hated me ever since I caught him in his shed leafing through jazz mags. extracted from helln.int. not a hope (in hell) a. Ground of hope; promise. Frequently in negative in not a hope (in hell) (see also hell n. and int. Phrases 6i). Also used ironically for: an expectation which has little or no chance of being fulfilled; esp. in ints., usually expressing resignation, some hope(s)!, what a hope! See also forlorn hope n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [noun] i-wonc1275 wonec1290 likelinessa1450 hopec1480 likelihood1526 promise?1533 show1600 expectance1602 expectation1611 auspiciousness1649 hopefulness1651 promisingness1665 expectancy1696 brilliancy1781 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > [noun] > cause of despair > a poor or faint hope wanhope1558 forlorn hopea1643 dog's chance1890 Buckley's chance (or hope, etc.)1898 dog's show1898 hope1899 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > despair, hopelessness > expression of despair [phrase] not a hope (in hell)1923 a snowball's chance in hell1931 a snowball's chance1934 c1480 (a1400) St. Nicholas 579 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 497 Oyl rycht clere..for seknes sere gaf hop and but. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xxvi. B There is more hope in a foole then in him. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 850 He which at one blow can kill a Captive, is of the greatest hopes. 1633 J. Ford Broken Heart iv. ii. sig. K Neuer liu'd Gentleman of greater merit, Hope, or abiliment to steere a kingdome. 1676 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Acct. Voy. Athens 349 A Child of great hopes. 1851 Ld. Tennyson Princess (ed. 4) i. 23 Hills, that look'd across a land of hope. 1899 R. Whiteing No. 5 John St. xxix. 297 What a hope for a night like this! 1904 P. A. Vaile Mod. Lawn Tennis (1907) 234 It is quite useless to run in on a high bounding, poor length, diagonal service. You have some ‘hope’ if it is down the centre. 1915 F. Palmer My Year of War 231 ‘What hopes!’ was the current phrase I heard among the men in these trenches. 1923 O. Onions Peace in our Time iii. 37 ‘I rather fancied Lovelightly.’ ‘Lovelightly? Not a hope in Hell!’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. i. iv. 115 ‘Well, lads, wot's it yer want?’ demanded their hostess. ‘'Cos if it's steaks and chips and feather beds, you've got a bloody hope.’ 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. ii. i. 249 If there was enough money behind to rent His Majesty's Theatre, it could go on better still. It amounted to that. ‘What a hope!’ she concluded bitterly. 1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England xvi. 280 Not a hope!.. The dailies have gone to press ages ago. 1936 ‘J. Curtis’ Gilt Kid xxix. 279 ‘Going to get away with it?’ ‘Not a hope, mate. Not a bleeding earthly.’ 1940 ‘G. Orwell’ Diary 20 June in Coll. Ess. (1968) II. lvii. 352 There is a move on foot to get our police records..at Scotland Yard destroyed. Some hope! The police are the very people who would go over to Hitler. 1948 C. Day Lewis Otterbury Incident v. 53 ‘Well, you'd better start giving back the money..,’ jeered Tuppy. ‘What a hope!’ 1959 S. Gibbons Pink Front Door xvii. 206 Not a hope..not a single bloody ghost of a hope in hell. 1966 ‘K. Nicholson’ Hook, Line & Sinker v. 63 He..wants to put on a good show for her. What a hope. 1966 F. Hoyle Oct. First vi. 60 I've given them the idea I might come up with some explanation... Some hopes. 1967 P. Moyes Murder Fantastical xv. 229 ‘His book is probably in the Lucky Dip.’..Maud made a face. ‘Some hope of finding it in that case,’ she said. 1969 ‘J. Ashford’ Prisoner at Bar iv. 33 I told Mrs. Green we hadn't a hope in hell, but she said it wasn't the money, it was the principle. 1971 C. Egleton Last Post for Partisan xvii. 176 ‘Make sure you get the right mix of weapons and explosives.’ ‘You've got a hope.’ extracted from hopen.¹ < as lemmas
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