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pious hope
phraseUK
something that is unlikely to happen: 不可能实现的希望，不切实际的希望
We related our errors in the pious hope that others might learn from them.
He longed for grandchildren in a pious hope that his name would not die out with his son.
They had the pious hope that the foundation would lead to the sport becoming accessible to more children.
There are no concrete goals, only a pious hope of better times.
The target of treatment for everyone no longer looks like a pious hope.
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