extravagant hope; overambitious wish
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to hope extravagantly; to entertain overambitious wishes; to expect too much
Often used in negative constructions or with '不敢' (dare not), indicating modesty or realism.
Tā他
cóng从
bù不
shē奢
wàng望
tiān天
shàng上
diào掉
xiàn馅
bǐng饼
。
He never entertains the extravagant hope that pies will fall from the sky.
Wǒ我
bù不
gǎn敢
shē奢
wàng望
néng能
ná拿
guàn冠
jūn军
，
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
jìn尽
lì力
ér而
wéi为
。
I don't dare to hope extravagantly that I can win the championship; I just want to do my best.
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Nǐ你
xiū休
yào要
shē奢
wàng望
wǒ我
huì会
yuán原
liàng谅
nǐ你
。
Don't even hope extravagantly that I will forgive you.
noun
extravagant hope; overambitious wish; unrealistic expectation
Often modified by '一种' or '过分' (excessive).
Néng能
zhǎo找
dào到
yī一
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
jiù就
bù不
cuò错
le了
，
bù不
yào要
yǒu有
bié别
de的
shē奢
wàng望
。
Finding a job is good enough; don't have other extravagant hopes.
Zài在
zhè这
ge个
piān偏
yuǎn远
dì地
qū区
，
yǒu有
gān干
jìng净
de的
yǐn饮
yòng用
shuǐ水
dōu都
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
shē奢
wàng望
。
In this remote area, having clean drinking water is a kind of extravagant hope.
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Tā他
duì对
zǐ子
nǚ女
méi没
yǒu有
rèn任
hé何
shē奢
wàng望
，
zhǐ只
xī希
wàng望
tā他
men们
jiàn健
kāng康
kuài快
lè乐
。
He has no extravagant hopes for his children; he only hopes they are healthy and happy.