asked her again in the vain hope that he could persuade /ier to come (= it was impossible).他又问.了她一次，徒 然指望着能说服她来。not have a ‘hope (in ‘heH) {of doing sth) (informal) to have no chance at all 会；不抱希望：She'doesn’t have a hope of winning.她 根本无望取胜。，some 'hope! (8/£, />7/om7fl/) used to say that there is no chance at all that sth will happen 毫夫 希望；妄想一more at dash v.，pin v.

hope chest noun {NAm£) items for the house collected by a woman, especially in the past, in preparation for her marriage (and often kept in a large chest) 尤指 过去未婚女子_)嫁妆一 compare bottom drawer

hoped-for adj. [only before noun] wanted and thought possible 期待的；.所'希望的：The new policy did not bring the h〇f)ed-/or economic recovery.新政策并没有带 来所期待的经济复苏。

hope-ful /'haupfl; NAmE'houp-/ adj., noun

■                  1 [not usually before noun]〜(that "i) |::〜(about sth)

(of a person A) believing that sth you want will happen 抱有 IB■望；满怀希望 HE! optimistic : I feel hopeful that we^/ind a suitabZe house very soon.我对很快找到 合适的房手抱有希望。◊ He is not very        about the

outcome 〇/the interview.他对面试的结果禾&很大希望。

◊ (S/f) She is /iope_/iui 〇/ returning to.worfc soon.她希望 很快[^去工作。1333 pessimistic 2 [only before noun] (of a person’s behaviour 人的行为）showing hope 表现 出希M的：a     smiie充满着查的微笑3 (of a thing

事物）making you believe that sth you want will happen; bringing hope 给人以希望的 EBilpromising: 77ie iatest trade _feures are a hopeyiuZ sign.最新贸易数字 令人鼓舞。◊         办ture did not seem very •前景

似乎不太杂观。hope.ful.ness now/7 [U]

■                  a person who wants to succeed at sth 希望成功的 人；雄心勃勃的人：50 young hopefuls are trying for a pZace in the £ngiand team. * 50 名 心勃勃的♦轻人亟欲 跻身英格兰队。

hope-ful-ly /'haupfali; NAmE 'hoop-/ adv. 1 used to express wiiat you hope will happen 有希望地；可以指 望：Hopefully, we arrive before dark•我们有望居天黑 前到达。Although this is the most common use of hopefully, it is a fairly new use and some people think it is not correct.尽管这是 hopefully 最常见的用 法，但还是相当新的，而且有人认为不正确。2 showing hope 抱有希望地：‘Are you free tonight?’ she asked hope知Hy. “你今晚有空吗？ ”她抱着希望地问。

hope-less /'hauplas; NAmE 'houp-/ adj. 1 if sth is hope­less, there is no hope that it will get better or succeed 没有好转（或成功）希望的；无望的：ahope/esssitu- arion 无可挽救的局势◊ Jt’s hopeless trying to convince her.想说服碰简直 i 徒劳。◊ Most 〇/ the students are making good progress, but Michael is a hopeless case, 多数学生都很有进步，唯有迈克尔不可救药。◊ He/dt that his.h/e was a hopeiess mess.他觉得他生活得狼狈不 堪。2 (汾£，/n/orma/) extremely bad 极—的；糟如 terrible ： The buses are absolutely hopeless these days/如今的公共汽车简直糟透了。3〜(at sth) (espe<:/fl//y Srf) (of people A) very bad (at sth); with no ability or skill不能胜任的；无能的；缺乏技能的HEIterrible: a hopeZess driver 无用的司机◊ hopeZess at science.我 对理科一转不通。4 feeling or showing no hope 感封 (或显得）无望通：She/eZt Zondy and ZiopeZess.她感至ij 孤舍绝 k。► hope.less.ly adv.: hopelessly outnumbered 数量上被远远超过◊ rhey were hope〖ess〖y 〖ost.他们彻底 失败了v'. _◊ t〇 be hopdessiy fn /ove 爱得不能自拔◊ TH never manage it/ he said hopeZessZy.我，永.远也搞不 定”他绝望地说。..hope.less.ness /?owA7 fuj.: a sense/ feeling of hopelessness

Hop! /'haupi; NAmE 'houpi/ noun {pi. Hopi or Hopis) a member of a Native American people, many of whom live in the US state of Arizona ® 皮人丨美洲土著，很多

居于美茵亚利桑那州)t

hop-per /'hDpa(r); NAmE 'ha:p-/ noun a container shaped like a V, that holds grain, coal, or food for animals, and lets it out through the bottom * V,形送料斗；漏斗

hop-ping /'hDpirj; NAmE *ha:p-/ adj., adv.

ajy. (AMmf，/n/o/mfl/) very liveiy or busy 很活跃的:；忙忙 碌碌的：The ciubs in town are reaHy hopping.城里的倶 乐部真够热闹的。

987    horn

■                  adv. ITfITni .hopping ’mad (/n/orwa/) very angry 愤怒；

暴跳如雷

hop-scotch /'hDpskDtJ; NAmE 'ha:pska:tX/ noun [U] a children’s game played on a pattern of squares marked on the ground. Each child throws a stone into a square then hops (= jumps on one leg) and jumps along the empty squares to pick up the stone again•斟匕房子（./L.童 单足跳石子的游戏）

horde /ho:d; NAmE ho:rd/ noun (sometimes disapproving) a large crowd of people: — 大群人..：There are always hordes 〇/tourists /iere in the summer•夏天这里总有成群 结队的_客。◊ FootbaH/arts turned up in hordes•来了

大f大批的足球迷。

hori-zon /ha'raizn/ noun 1 the horizon [sing] the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea 地■平线：77ie sun sanfc beZow t/ie horizon•太阳落到 了地平线下。◊ A ship appeared on the horizon•—艘船虫现在地平线上。2 [C，usually pi.] the limit of your desires，knowlecige or interests i 欲望、 知识或兴趣的）范围，眼界：She wanted to travd to broaden her horizons.她想旅行，以开阔眼界。◊ rhe company needs new horizons now.公司现在需要开拓新 .的领域。on the ho rizon likely to happen soon 很可—即将发生；已露端倪：TTiere’strouWeioomingon the porizon.可能快要出# 了。

hori.ZOI1.tal /.hDri'zDntl; NAmE .hoira'zaintl; ,ha:r-/ adj., noun

■                  fl办 hat and level; going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down ;Jc平的；.与地面 平行的；横的：horizontaZ Wnes 横线一picture 〇 .line _compare vertical adj. (1) ► hori zon taMy /-tali/ adv. ： Cut the cake in half horizontally and spread jam cm one ha〖/.把蛋糕横切成两半，把果酱涂在半面上。

■                 noM/i 1 the hori.zon.tal.fUl a horizontal position 水平 位置：He shifted his position 介om the horizontal•他从 水平姿势变邊成其他姿势。2 [C】a horizontal line or surface水平线；7K平面；横线;横切面

Hor-licks™ /'hoiliks; NAmE 'ho:rl-/ noun 1 [U] powder that contains malt that you mix with hot milk to make a drink好立克粉（含麦乳精，可与热牛奶混合制作饮料） 2 [U, C] a drink made by mixing Horlicks powder with hot milk 好立克热饮 il»17il make a horlicks of sth Brf, /’/7/o/77?fl/) to do sth badly 弄得一团糟

hormone /'hoimaun; NAmE 'hoirmoun/ noun a chem­ical substance produced in the body or in a plant that encourages growth or influences how the cells and tissues function; an artificial substance that has similar effects 激杀；荷尔蒙：growth hormones_ 生长激 素◊ a hormone fmbaZance 激素失调◊ Oestrogen is a /emaZe sex hormone.雌激素‘性,尔蒙。^〇1*- mo-nal /hoi'maunl; NAmE hoir'mounl/ adj. [usually before noun] ： the hormonal changes occurring during preg- namy妊娠期间的激素变化

.hormone re'placement therapy noun[u] = HRT

horn 〇^r /ho:n; NAmEhoim/ noun, verb

■                  noun 1 [cj a hard pointed part that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of some animals，such as .sheep and cows. Homs are often curved•(羊、斗等动物的）角 —picture o goat, page R28 2 [U] the hard substance of which animal liorns are made 角质 3 [C] a simple musical instrument that consists of a curved metal tube that you blow into (乐器 >_号：a hunting horn 猎号 4 [C] (especially BrB) = French horn ： a horn concerto 法国 号协奏曲 5 .[C] a device in a vehicle for making a loud sound as a warnirig or signal (竿辆的）喇机：..to honfc your car horn 按响汽车喇叭◊(份与 to souml/toot your horn 鸣喇机一see’ also foghorn — picture o page Ri ITgm blow/toot your own 'horn (NAmE, informaf)

=BLOW YOUR OWN TRUMPET at BLOW v. draw/pu 11

your 'horns in to start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before行为检点；（尤指）减少开支on the horns of a dnemtna-in a situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally unpleasant 进退 两难；左右为难 一 more at bull, lock v.

verb BIBBI ,horn 'in (on sb/sth) (NAmE； informal) to