Well, we're hoping that she may break up in two or three days.我們預(yù)期河流將在兩到三天內(nèi)解凍。

desire, wish, hope這些動詞都有“希望”之意。

desire語氣較正式莊重，著重渴望的力量與熱切，常含有強烈的意圖和目的。

wish語氣較弱，多指難于實現(xiàn)或不可能實現(xiàn)的愿望。

hope指對愿望實現(xiàn)有一定信心的希望。

break up:破碎, 破壞, 解散

They decided to break up the partnership.

他們決定終止合作關(guān)系。

Police had to break up the crowd.

警察不得不驅(qū)散人群。

And if she breaks, she can jam and hold up.即使河流解凍，水流也會被阻塞。

hold up:使停頓, 阻擋

I decided to hold up on the news until he was sure of it.

我決定暫緩發(fā)布消息，直到我確信準(zhǔn)確無誤。

My bet is they've got held up in the traffic.

我想他們一定是在路上因交通擁擠而受阻了。