► 名詞
望み [のぞみ] [liter] meaning: hope rank: 1
☆ 彼が私達の最後の望みだ ⇨ He’s our last hope
望み [のぞみ] [望みが高い] meaning: hope rank: 1
☆ あなたは望みが高過ぎるんじゃない？ ⇨ Isn’t your hope too high? Aren’t you asking too much? (☛ Especially about one’s hope for social status and love)
望み [のぞみ] [望みを繋ぐ] [liter] meaning: hope rank: 1
☆ 彼等は試合に勝って優勝の望みを繋いだ ⇨ They won the game and extended their hope for the championship, kept the hope alive
More examples:
- 彼女は息子が未だ生きているという望みにすがっている ⇨ She is holding on to the hope that her son is still alive
- 逆転の望みは潰えた ⇨ The hope for a comeback win has ended
- 彼等は最後の戦いに望みを託した ⇨ They pinned all their hope on the final battle
- 彼女のオリンピック出場の望みは砕かれた ⇨ Her Olympic hope was dashed
- それが残された唯一の望みだ ⇨ That’s the sole remaining hope
- 彼等の望みは風前の灯だ (ふうぜんのともしび) ⇨ Their hope is a candle fire in the wind, can die any moment
- 彼等はプレーオフ進出を賭けて最終戦に一縷の望みを託した ⇨ They entered the final game with a thread of hope of advancing to the playoff
- あんた高望みし過ぎじゃないの？ ⇨ Isn’t your hope way too high? Aren’t you expecting way too much?