pious hope

Related to word: pious

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Definition (愿望)

  1. A desire or expectation that is unlikely to be fulfilled; a wishful thought with little chance of success.

    渺茫的希望;不太可能实现的愿望。

    • They launched the initiative with a pious hope that it would bring about change.

      他们带着渺茫的希望发起了这项倡议,希望它能带来改变。

    • He held onto a pious hope that he would win in the next competition.

      他抱着一个不太可能实现的希望,认为自己会在下一场比赛中获胜。

    • We offered the suggestions in the pious hope that they would be helpful.

      我们抱着渺茫的希望提供了这些建议,希望它们能有所帮助。