事与愿违 meaning in Chinese
get the opposite of what one wants; achieve the opposite of what one intended; be contrary to what one expects; events do not happen as one wishes.; one did not succeed in carrying out one's intention.; reality does not accord with hopes.; the result is [turns out] contrary to one's expectations.; the result ran counter to one's desire.; the result was the reverse of one's wishes.; things did not turn out the way one wanted it [had anticipated].; things do not (always) turn out as one wishes.; things go athwart (one's purpose).; things go contrary to one's wishes.; things have come out against sb.; things have not been going the way one expected.; things were not moving in the direction desired
Examples
- I had made it clear that i wanted to get out of white hall and, perversely, this increased my usefulness .
我表明想要脱离白厅街，事与愿违的是这反而增加了我的用处。 - Many events in our lives go by contraries
我们的生活中有不少事与愿违的情况 - I wish you were right , but i ' m afraid you ' re not
我希望你是对的，但恐怕事与愿违。 - Keep optimistic reqardlaess of every adversity
虽然事与愿违但仍保持乐观。 - Keep optimistic regardless of every adversity
虽然事与愿违仍保持乐观。