学个词Learn a Word 第939期 Hopeful

今天我们要学的词是hopeful。 Hopeful, 做为名词，指希望在某个领域获得成功的人。 "A Presidential hopeful," 希望参选总统的人。本届奥斯卡最佳女主角桑德拉.布洛克获奖一天前， "Oscar hopeful Sandra Bullock was crowned worst actress of 2009," 布洛克被授予2009年最烂女演员的头衔。 "The quarterback is a Heisman hopeful," 这个四分位有望成为海斯曼杯得主。 "The American Idol¹ hopeful was back after being hospitalized for diabetic treatment," 这个很有希望的美国偶像参赛选手因为糖尿病入院治疗后重新返回赛场。好的，今天我们学习的词是hopeful...
 

1 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。