asked her
again in the vain hope that he could persuade her to come (= it
was impossible). #, XI b] 7
not
have a 'hope (in 'hell) (of doing sth) (informal)
to have no chance at all
She doesn’t have a hope of winning. M f&AAMftJ&o
.some 'hope! (BrE,
informal) used to say that there is no chance at all that sth will happen ^
A — more at dash v., pin v.
' hope chest noun (NAmE)
items for the house collected by a woman, especially in the past, in
preparation for her marriage (and often kept in a large chest) ( AIh MAA£l;&:T(ft ) W& —compare bottom drawer
'hoped-for
adj. [only before noun] wanted and thought possible $]# (ft; Br#H 65 : The new policy did not bring the
hoped-for economic recovery. Ilf ft A M Af ft
hope ful /'haupfl;
NAmE'houp-/ adj., noun
•
adj. 1 [not usually
before noun] ~ (that ... ) | ~ (about sth) (of a person A) believing that sth
you want will happen
EEd optimistic : I feel hopeful
that we’ll find a suitable house very soon. ff 0 He is not very hopeful about the
outcome of the
interview.
0 {BrE) She is hopeful of returning to
work soon. fft i&
0 A X ff o EES pessimistic 2 [only before noun]
(of a person’s behaviour
A(ftAr A) showing hope AM a hopeful smile %3 (of a thing ^
$j) making you believe that sth you want will happen; bringing
hope EDC3 promising:
The latest trade figures are a hopeful sign.
o 0 The future
did not seem very hopeful, tu H: flkftTA^JL ► hope-ful ness noun [U]
■ noun a person
who wants to succeed at sth #|lj$|tj(ft A; It T' it) ifj (ft A: 50 young
hopefuls are trying for a place in the
hopeful ly /'haupfali;
NAmE 'houp-/ adv. 1 used to express what you hope will happen W # W.
Jfe; ft IM fg M: Hopefully, we’ll arrive before dark. fttifiJiio
iiNiJ Although this is the most common use of hopefully, it is a
fairly new use and some people think it is not correct. j&Ji
hopefully ft # JE ft $ m, 2
showing
hope Ilf II: ‘Are
you free tonight?’ she asked hopefully.
hope-less
/'hauplas; NAmE 'hoop-/ adj. 1 if sth is hopeless, there
is no hope that it will get better or succeed (
i&JM ) flW; AMlft: a hopeless situation Aftl&lfc(ft 0 It’s
hopeless trying to convince her. $!i#H
It ^ 0 o Most of the students are making good progress,
but Michael is a hopeless case. A g®o nefeit that his
life was a hopeless mess. #.'st ftltk
ftMftII<fJt 7E J§„ 2 {BrE, informal) extremely bad Mil (ft;
MiliSMlW terrible : The buses
are absolutely hopeless these days! i§70 3 ~ (at
sth) {especially
BrE) (of people A) very bad (at sth); with no
ability or
skiii Ammm-, aibm; beediterrible:
a hopeless driver Aft
(ft ft III 0 I’m hopeless at science. ft ft Ji — ft ft jf 0 4 feeling or showing
no hope f ij
( b&$M ) AM (ft: She felt lonely and
hopeless. M^f1] M o ► hope-less-ly adv.: hopelessly
outnumbered fAl±®jZ5i7Sii 0 They
were hopelessly lost. ffldfcMUJgS A lift T v 0
to be hopelessly in love ‘I’ll
never manage
it, ’ he said hopelessly. , “ % Jc $1H ft
a£*. ” hope less ness noun [U]: a
sense/
feeling of
hopelessness
Hopi
/’haupi; NAmE ‘houpi/ noun {pi. Hopi or Hopis)
a member of a Native American people, many of whom live in the
mmmimm) t
hop
per /'hnpa(r); NAmE 'harp-/ noun a container shaped like a V,
that holds grain, coal, or food for animals, and lets it out through the bottom
* W fiA
hop-ping /'hDpir); NAmE 'ha:p-/ adj., adv.
•
adj. {NAmE, informal) very
lively or busy jfftSliA(ft; 'ft'It
££(ft: The clubs in town
are really hopping. MM (ft At
•
adv. imWl
.hopping 'mad {iinformal) very angry iB;
mmn
hop-scotch /'hDpskDtJ-; NAmE 'harpskaitf/ 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.
A ( J LH
horde /hard; NAmE ha:rd/ noun (sometimes disapproving) a large
crowd of people —AHA: There are always hordes of tourists here in the
summer. X A £n fA (ft o 0 Football
fans turned up in hordes. AT
AfAttMflo
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 ftfe
ft- ^ : The sun sank below the horizon. APBT0 0 A ship appeared on the horizon. — 2 [C, usually pi.] the
limit of your desires,
knowledge or interests ( M, ffliR ^ A $$ W ) f£-H, IS#: She wanted to travel
to broaden her horizons. tUtWsMfr, RHRIf•„ 0 The
company needs
new horizons now.
(ft§5Mo on the ho rizon likely
to happen soon
There’s trouble looming on
the horizon.
BTtgj&l^ihltTo
horizontal 0t» /.hnri'znntl; NAmE .hoira'zaintl; ,ha:r-/ adj., noun
•
adj. flat and level;
going across and parallel to the ground rather than going up and down zJC-Tfft;
Afi&ffi Afr (ft; M(ft: horizontal lines — picture o line
—
compare vertical adj. (1) ► hori-zon-tal-ly /-tali/ adv.: Cut the cake in
half horizontally and spread jam on one half. JBftltliMlW,
•
noun 1 the hori-zon-tal [U] a
horizontal position zKT fvS: He shifted his position from the horizontal.
Af 2 [C] a horizontal line or
surface 7jcA^;
7XAffi; mk\ mJM
Hor-licks™
/‘hailiks; NAmE 'ho:rl-/ noun 1 [U]
powder that contains malt that
you mix with hot milk to make a drink )
2 [U, C] a drink made by mixing Horlicks powder with
hot milk If IT»T71 make
a 'horlicks of sth
{old-fashioned,
BrE, informal) to do sth badly ##— 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 growth hormones £
% 0 a hormone imbalance ^ A A o Oestrogen is a female sex hormone. ► hor-
mo-nal /hoi'maunl;
NAmE hoir'mounl/ adj. [usually before
noun] : the hormonal changes occurring during pregnancy ib]
.hormone
re placement therapy noun [u] = HRT horn 0-w /horn; NAmEhoirn/ noun, verb m noun 1 [cj a
hard pointed part that grows, usually in pairs, on the heads of some animals,
such as sheep and cows.
—
picture o goat, page R28 2 [U] the hard substance of which animal
horns are made M; 3 [C] a simple musical instrument that consists of a curved
metal tube that you blow into ( AH ) ft: a hunting horn 4 [C] {especially
BrE) = French horn : a horn concerto g
5 [C] a device in a vehicle for making a loud sound as
a warning or signal ( |fffi(ft ) to honk
your car horn ©fllTATX1] &A o (BrE) to sound/toot
your horn 04 i1!
nA — see also foghorn —
picture o page Ri IT5T77I blow/toot your own ' horn {NAmE, informal) = BLOW
YOUR OWN TRUMPET at BLOW V. draw/pull your 'horns in to
start being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money
than before fjAMiC; ( AIb ) MAAA on the horns of a dilemma in a
situation in which you have to make a choice between things that are equally
unpleasant ii M*t; — more at bull, lock v.
■ verb EGI3BI .horn ‘in (on sb/sth) {NAmE, informal) to