extravagant hope; to hope extravagantly
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to hope for extravagantly; to entertain unrealistic hopes
formalOften used in negative constructions such as 不敢奢望 or 不奢望.
Wǒ我
bù不
gǎn敢
shē奢
wàng望
néng能
yíng赢
dé得
bǐ比
sài赛
。
I don't dare to entertain extravagant hopes of winning the competition.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
shē奢
wàng望
bié别
rén人
de的
bāng帮
zhù助
。
He never holds extravagant expectations for help from others.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
gǎn敢
shē奢
wàng望
tài太
duō多
，
zhǐ只
xī希
wàng望
néng能
píng平
ān安
huí回
jiā家
。
We don't dare to hope for too much; we just hope to return home safely.
Nǐ你
bù不
bì必
shē奢
wàng望
yī一
yè夜
zhī之
jiān间
chéng成
gōng功
。
You need not entertain extravagant hopes of overnight success.
noun
extravagant hope; wild wish; unrealistic expectation
formalOften collocates with verbs like 心存 (harbor), 抱(有) (hold), or 放弃 (give up).
Xīn心
cún存
shē奢
wàng望
wǎng往
wǎng往
huì会
dài带
lái来
shī失
wàng望
。
Harboring extravagant hopes often leads to disappointment.
Tā他
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
shē奢
wàng望
。
He knew this was just a wild wish.
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Bù不
yào要
duì对
jié结
guǒ果
bào抱
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
shē奢
wàng望
。
Do not hold any unrealistic expectations regarding the outcome.
Fàng放
qì弃
nà那
xiē些
bù不
qiè切
shí实
jì际
de的
shē奢
wàng望
ba吧
。
Give up those unrealistic extravagant hopes.