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We have a slim hope of success.
   我們有一線成功的希望。

We had a hopeful beginning.
   我們的開端充滿希望。

He is a young hopeful.
   他是有希望獲得成功的年輕人。

It is a horrible thing to see one person make another suffer.
   看到人折磨人的景象是件可怕的事。

We've had a horrid day.
   今天我們過得糟透了。

He is a horrid creature.
   他是一個可惡的人。

That child of hers is a horror.
   她那個孩子是個討厭的小搗蛋。

I am learning to ride a horse.
   我正在學習騎馬。

Yesterday we were hosts to a few friends.
   昨天我們接待了幾位朋友。

We attended a dinner party hosted by the president of the company.
   我們出席了公司總裁舉辦的宴會。

He's got a hot temper.
   他脾氣急躁。

She was a hot patriot.
   她是一個熱情的愛國者。

Don't get hot and bothered -- I'll be able to start the car in a moment.
   別急,我馬上就可以把車發動。

Money policy is fast becoming a hot potato.
   貨幣政策很快地成為一個棘手難題。

We stayed at a resort hotel during the holidays.
   假期裡我們住在一家觀光旅館。

These plants are very delicate and can only grow in a hothouse.
   這些植物非常嬌嫩,只能在溫室裡培植。

My sister is a movie hound.
   我妹妹是個影迷。

They built a house by the roadside.
   他們在路邊蓋了一間房子。

We are planning to set up a publishing house.
   我們正打算建立一家出版社。

There was a full house at the opening night of the play.
   該劇首次上演的那個晚上,劇場客滿。