If you are hopeful, you are fairly confident that something that you want to happen will happen.
例句
I am hopeful this misunderstanding will be rectified very quickly...我相信這個(gè)誤會(huì)將很快得到糾正。Surgeons were hopeful of saving the sight in Sara's left eye.外科醫(yī)生有信心保住薩拉左眼的視力。
ADJ-GRADED
（征兆、事件等）給人以希望的
If something such as a sign or event is hopeful, it makes you feel that what you want to happen will happen.
例句
The result of the election in is yet another hopeful sign that peace could come to the Middle East.已出爐的選舉結(jié)果再次顯示在中東實(shí)現(xiàn)和平是有希望的。...hopeful forecasts that the economy will improve.認(rèn)為經(jīng)濟(jì)會(huì)改善的鼓舞人心的預(yù)測(cè)
ADJ
（行動(dòng)）被寄予希望的
A hopeful action is one that you do in the hope that you will get what you want to get.
例句
We've chartered the aircraft in the hopeful anticipation that the government will allow them to leave.我們已經(jīng)包租了那架飛機(jī)，希望政府會(huì)對(duì)他們放行。
N-COUNT
希望獲得成功的人
If you refer to someone as a hopeful, you mean that they are hoping and trying to achieve success in a particular career, election, or competition.
例句
His soccer skills continue to be put to good use in his job as football coach to young hopefuls.他的球技在他給這些希望成為明日之星的年輕人擔(dān)任教練的過(guò)程中繼續(xù)發(fā)揮出很大作用。