短語 “hope¹ against² hope” 的意思是 “某人寄希望于一件不太可能發生的事情”。它有時也用來表達某人在絕望的情況下抱著一線希望。“Hope against hope” 是一個動詞短語，所以其中的第一個 “hope” 應根據時態和主語的變化而改變。

 

例句

After hearing³ about the accident⁴, families were hoping⁵ against hope to receive⁶ good news⁷.

聽到事故的消息后，所有家庭都抱著一線希望，希望能得到好消息。

 

He was⁸ hoping against hope that his message would⁹ reach¹⁰ her.

他還抱著一線希望，希望她能收到他的消息。

 

No one believes¹¹ that they can do it – but I'm still hoping against hope that they can.

沒有人相信他們能做成這件事情，但我對此仍抱有一線希望。

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