新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

hopefully

英  [ˈhəʊpfʊli]
    

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  • 1但愿(一些严谨的说英语者认为hopefully如此使用不正确,但它已被普遍使用)

    You say hopefully when mentioning something that you hope will happen. Some careful speakers of English think that this use of hopefully is not correct, but it is very frequently used.

    双语例句

    例:

    Hopefully, you won't have any problems after reading this.

    但愿你读完这个后就不会有什么问题了。

    2满怀希望地

    If you do something hopefully, you do it in the belief that something that you want to happen will happen.

    双语例句

    例:

    'Am I welcome?' He smiled hopefully, leaning on the door.

    “欢迎我吗?”他倚着门,满怀希望地笑着问道。