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1 hoping against hope
Религия: надежда на чудо, надеющийся на чудо -
2 hope against hope
надеяться на чудо, надеяться несмотря ни на что, вопреки всемуYou admit you never thought we'd get this far. I'll tell you the truth, I never did either. I just kept hoping against hope, that's all. (M. Wilson, ‘Live with Lightning’, ch. VII) — Вы же видите, вы сами никогда не думали, что мы столько успеем. Скажу откровенно, я тоже не думал. я просто надеялся наперекор всему, и только.
It was then I heard Phuong's step. I had hoped against hope that he would have gone before she returned. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Quiet American’, part II, ch. 1) — В этот миг послышались шаги Фуонг. У меня еще теплилась надежда, что Пайл уйдет прежде, чем Фуонг вернется.
I hoped against hope that you would refuse to take the case. (A. Christie, ‘The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding’, ‘The Under Dog’) — я тщетно надеялась, что вы откажетесь расследовать это дело.
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3 hope against hope
не терять надеждыTheir cat had been missing for six weeks but they were still hoping against hope that it would come back to them.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > hope against hope
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4 hoping
надеющийся; надежда -
5 hope
1. I1) we've had no news from him but we're still hoping от него не было известий, но мы все еще надеемся2) will it rain tomorrow? - I hope hot завтра будет дождь? - Надеюсь, нет2. IIhope in some manner hope vainly /fruitlessly/ (desperately, fervently /ardently/, etc.) тщетно и т. д. надеяться; will he live? - I hope so он будет жить? - Надеюсь; now I hope no longer больше я уже ни на что не надеюсь /не рассчитываю/3. XIbe hoped to do smth. what is hoped to be gained by this? на что можно надеяться /рассчитывать/?4. XIIIto do smth. hope to see smb. soon (to go to the pictures, to read Shakespeare, to finish by the first, etc.) надеяться вскоре увидеться с кем-л. и т. д; we hope to hear from you мы ждем известий от вас; I hope to be able to come думаю, что смогу прийти5. XVIhope for snath. hope for smb.'s arrival (for smb.'s recovery, fur a miracle, for success, for a change, etc.) надеяться /уповать/ на чей-л. приезд и т. д.; let's hope for the best будем надеяться на лучшее || hope against hope надеяться вопреки всему6. XXVhope /that/... hope that the weather will improve (that you haven't hurt yourself, that he will succeed, etc.) надеяться / ожидать/, что погода исправится и т. д.; I hope your brother is better надеюсь, что вашему брату лучше -
6 get religion
вульг.удариться в религию первонач. амер.There had been a "revival" and everybody had "got religion"; not only the adults, but even the boys and girls. Tom went about, hoping against hope for the sight of one blessed sinful face, but disappointment crossed him everywhere. (M. Twain, ‘Tom Sawyer’, ch. XXIII) — В религиозных делах царило оживление, и все стали верующими. Не только взрослые, но и дети. Том ходил повсюду, тщетно надеясь встретить хоть одну грешную физиономию, но его все время постигало разочарование.
‘When a cop gets religion,’ said Jamieson, ‘you'd better watch out.’ (S. Heym, ‘Goldsborough’, ch. X) — - Когда полицейский вдруг обретает веру, - сказал Джемисон, - надо с ним быть поосторожнее.
См. также в других словарях:
hope against hope — phrasal : to hope without any basis for expecting fulfillment * * * hope against hope To continue to hope when there is no (longer any) reason for hope • • • Main Entry: ↑hope * * * hope against hope phrase to hope that something will happen or… … Useful english dictionary
hope against hope — continue to hope when things look very bad The rescue team were hoping against hope that the lost hikers would be found alive … Idioms and examples
hope against hope — to hope very strongly that something will happen, although you know it is not very likely. We were just hoping against hope that she would be rescued. (usually in continuous tenses; usually + that) … New idioms dictionary
hope against hope — to hope that something will happen or be true, even though you know it is very unlikely We are hoping against hope that some people may have survived … English dictionary
hope against hope (that … ) — ˌhope against ˈhope (that…) idiom to continue to hope for sth although it is very unlikely to happen • She was hoping against hope that there d been some mistake. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
hope — 1 verb (I, T) 1 to want something to happen or be true, and to believe it is possible: hope (that): I hope you have a lovely birthday. | I hope I m not disturbing you. | Let s just hope we can find somewhere to park. | hope to do sth: Joan s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hope — hope1 W1S1 [həup US houp] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: hopian] 1.) to want something to happen or be true and to believe that it is possible or likely hope (that) ▪ We hope that more women will decide to join the course. ▪ I do hope… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hope — [[t]ho͟ʊp[/t]] ♦ hopes, hoping, hoped 1) VERB If you hope that something is true, or you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. She had decided she must go on as usual,… … English dictionary
hope — hoper, n. hopingly, adv. /hohp/, n., v., hoped, hoping. n. 1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope. 2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning. 3. grounds for… … Universalium
hope — [hōp] n. [ME < OE hopa, akin to Du hoop; see the v.] 1. a feeling that what is wanted is likely to happen; desire accompanied by expectation 2. the thing that one has a hope for 3. a reason for hope 4. a person or thing on which one may base… … English World dictionary
hope */*/*/ — I UK [həʊp] / US [hoʊp] verb Word forms hope : present tense I/you/we/they hope he/she/it hopes present participle hoping past tense hoped past participle hoped [intransitive/transitive] to want and expect something to happen or be true hope… … English dictionary
