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奢望
shē wàng
Meaning
- an extravagant hope
- to have excessive expectations
Definition
过高的、不切实际的期望或愿望。
Extravagant or unrealistic hopes or wishes.
Usage
用作名词，常表示一种难以实现或可能性很小的愿望，带有贬义或惋惜的语气。
Used as a noun, often expressing a wish that is difficult to achieve or unlikely, with a tone of disapproval or regret.
Examples
- 1 他居然想一夜暴富，这简直是奢望。 (He wants to get rich overnight, which is simply a wild hope.)
- 2 对于贫困家庭来说，上大学曾经是一种奢望。 (For poor families, going to college was once an extravagant hope.)
- 3 在这个偏僻的小镇，能吃到新鲜海鲜是一种奢望。 (In this remote town, eating fresh seafood is a luxury hope.)
- 4 别奢望他能改变主意，他非常固执。 (Don't hope extravagantly that he will change his mind; he is very stubborn.)
- 5 和平对于战乱地区的人们来说是一种奢望。 (Peace is an extravagant hope for people in war-torn areas.)
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