hope against hope

英美

不抱希望地希望：指在没有希望的情况下仍然抱有希望，渴望某事发生但认为可能性很小。

抱一线希望

... hold out hope （在不利情况下仍）对...抱希望 hope against hope 抱一线希望 hope表示希望和祝愿的意思。作动词时，hope之后常跟一个现在时，表示将来的意思，第一人称尤其如此。例： ...

仍抱一线希望

... cross your fingers 两指交叉以求好运... hope against hope 仍抱一线希望... long 长的 ...

明知无用仍妄想

... hole and corner偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟 hope against hope抱一线希望，明知无用仍妄想 hot potato棘手的事或问题 ...

He hope against hope that the doctor have is wrong about his illness.

他还抱着一线希望，但愿医生误诊了。

Many in the House, and Mr Obama himself, hope against hope that the Senate will soften this in its own bill.

很多众议员，包括奥巴马自己都希望参议院的议案放宽这一限制。

Finally, we hope against hope that we have the courage to ensure that this type of catastrophe can be prevented or mitigated.

最后，我们还是抱有一线希望，希望我们有勇气保证能够预防或者减轻这样的大灾难。