hoper n. (Hoper)人名;(德)霍佩尔
- These periods 14 months ahead of elections often throw up ludicrous no-hoper candidates who are dumped as soon as the electorate takes a closer look.
距离美国总统大选还有14个月,这段时期常常蹦出一些滑稽的、没有希望的候选人,当选民仔细看过之后,他们立刻就失势了。 - Six months before the 1995 presidential contest Jacques Chirac, who had first introduced the young Mr Sarkozy to politics, was written off as a no-hoper.
在1995年总统选举开始前的6个月,雅克•希拉克(Jacques Chirac),被认为是一个没有希望的参选者而不被看好,正是他最先将年轻的萨科齐带入政坛,。 - Instead, we're spending ridiculous sums on no-hoper, marginal stuff like fusion energy and a massive smart meter rollout, that at best will only shave a fraction off peak demand.
相反,我们却可笑地在毫无希望且收效甚微的项目上大笔投资,譬如核聚变能源及大规模智能化电表的推广,这些充其量只能满足英国电能高峰需求的一小部分。
hoper[ noun ]
a person who hopes
<noun.person>
only an avid hoper could expect the team to win now
Hoper \Hop"er\, n.
One who hopes. --Swift.