请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 wishful
释义 wish·ful
\ˈ ̷ ̷fəl\ adjective
Etymology: wish (II) + -ful
1. obsolete : fulfilling a wish : attractive, desirable
 < having so wishful an opportunity … I could not but send you this friendly salute — James Howell >
2.
 a. : expressive of a wish : hopeful, longing
  < looked at the toys with wishful eyes >
  < the performance of wishful magical exercises — Frederica de Laguna >
 b. : having a wish : eager, desirous
  < wishful to have your cake and eat it — P.B.Kyne >
3. : based on wishes rather than reality
 < the wishful, ideal America of the American myth — Joseph Frank >
 < indulged … in wishful dreams of an easy peace — Hans Kohn >
wish·ful·ly \-fəlē, -li\ adverb
随便看

 

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/23 2:23:27