“in the hope of” 和 “in hopes of”的区别不是特别的大，两者只是在表达的程度上有点区别，in hopes of想表示的程度更大些，另外就是前者更侧重于内心的希望，而后者则是侧重于外物的希望。
in the hope of 英[in ðə həup ɔv] 美[ɪn ði hop ʌv]
adv. 怀着希望。
例句：He was studying in the hope of being admitted to an engineering college
他努力学习，希望能被一所工程学院录取。
in hopes of
希望着。
例句：
He began to butter up the director in hope of being given a better job.
他开始奉承主任，希望得到一份更好的工作。
For many years, researchers have been exploring the way people think in hopes of creating a computer that thinks like a person.
许多年以来，研究人员就开始探索人们思考问题的方式，期望创建一种能够像人一样思考的计算机。
All through the winter, we live in hopes of warmer weather.
整个冬天, 我们都希望有较为温暖的天气出现。