Word: 奢望 (shēwàng) 奢望 dictionary entry shēwàng an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations Full dictionary entry for 奢望 Example sentences using 奢望 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一天能睡八个小时，简直是奢望。 Yì tiān néng shuì bā gè xiǎoshí, jiǎnzhí shì shēwàng. Getting eight hours of sleep a day is simply too much to hope for. 涨工资只是我的奢望。 Zhǎng gōngzī zhǐshì wǒ de shēwàng. A raise is only a pipe dream for me.