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wishful

/wish-fuhl/US // ˈwɪʃ fəl //UK // (ˈwɪʃfʊl) //

一厢情愿,愿望,一厢情愿的,一厢情愿地

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having or showing a wish; desirous; longing.

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Examples

  • The Republicans are not as weak and in disarray as some wishful thinkers among the political commentary class seem to think.

  • It also misses the point that coddling efforts to place wishful thinking over reality has ripple effects.

  • “That’s wishful thinking,” said lawyer Patrick McSweeney, who represents five residents challenging Northam’s action.

  • In wishful anticipation for passage of The Honest Ads Act, MediaMath built a database that would have made information publicly available about audience targeting, the amount spent on an ad and who funded it.

  • Thoughts like “We’ll handle it when it happens,” or “This is only temporary, and things will get back to normal soon,” are common examples of wishful thinking.

  • Our quest for better leaders—“Change we can believe in”— is wishful thinking.

  • Dear White People is a conversation about racism not buried under wishful thinking.

  • But the idea he is going to attract droves of non-traditional Republican supporters is nothing more than wishful thinking.

  • Sometimes the wishful thinking was done by well-known individuals—the Dalai Lama and Ralph Bunche.

  • At least 65 Peace Prizes have been awarded for wishful thinking.

  • More wishful beseeching must surely have softened a Deity with a sunburned nose and a double chin!

  • He was kind, was this parson, and sweetly wishful for the goodness and welfare of all the erring sons and daughters of men.

  • I can tell that Emily is wishful to pass through this structure.

  • In a little while it leaks out why he's so generous with his promises and so wishful to see us enrolled beneath his noble banner.

  • I did not quit it without kissing the very earth and trees, casting back many a wishful look as I went towards Chambery.