Hope chest
n. （未婚女子贮存嫁妆用的）嫁妆箱
📖 牛津释义
hope chest
(US) = bottom drawer (bottom).
🧩 词语组成解析
hope
[hop]
n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚语]相信，认为;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
chest
[tʃest]
n. 胸部，胸腔;箱子;金库;资金;
🗣️ 情景例句
She's got him under her thumb.
她把他给管住了。
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.
对己之不幸付之一笑，这是一门伟大的艺术。
and of what had previously been wrong with his wife,
也不知道他妻子以前得的是什么病，