wishful

[US]/'wɪʃfʊl/
[UK]/'wɪʃfəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 怀有希望的
adv. 怀有希望地

Phrases & Collocations

wishful thinking

一廂情願

wishful dream

白日夢

wishful hope

渴望

Example Sentences

be wishful for sth.

想获得某物

be wishful to do sth.

想做某事

Such wishful thinking of theirs will never be realized.

他们的那种痴心妄想永远也不会实现。

It's wishful thinking to expect Phil to help you. He is a goldbrick.

期望菲尔来帮你太一厢情愿了,他是一个懒人啊。

His claims to be a millionaire are just wishful thinking.

他声称要成为百万富翁的想法不过是一厢情愿。

without resources the proposed measures were merely wishful thinking .

若没有资源,提出的解决措施就只能是痴心妄想。

Prices seem to have stopped rising in the shops, or is that just wishful thinking on my part?

商店里东西的价格好像不再上涨了,要不然就是我的一廂情愿?

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