释义 |
hoped-forˈhoped-for adjective [only before noun] written - But a head must in the end tolerate something less than the hoped-for whole being achieved.
- I was in hospital when the desperately hoped-for call came at 10.30 one Monday night.
- In fact, fears were unfounded and the hoped-for benefit was achieved.
- It was the sort of price any commander had to pay for hoped-for victory.
- It will raise fresh worries for the Government that the much hoped-for consumer spending upturn remains beyond the horizon.
- Other hoped-for measures include tax breaks for industry to encourage investment and more cash for building projects.
- The experiment is bringing many hoped-for outcomes, as well as many unintended ones.
- Then, in May 1823, the hoped-for pardon arrived and he was able to resume a normal life at Kinloch.
used to describe something that you want to happen and think is possible or likely: I was at home when the desperately hoped-for call came through. |