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单词 white hope
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white hope


noun

a person who is expected to accomplish much in a given field: the white hope of the American theater.
Sports. (formerly) a white man who had a good chance of winning the heavyweight boxing championship from a Black man.

Origin of white hope

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby white hope

white-headed, Whitehead's operation, white heat, white hellebore, white hole, white hope, white horse, white-hot, White House, white hunter, white infarct
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British Dictionary definitions for white hope

white hope

noun

informal a person who is expected to bring honour or glory to his group, team, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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