Then we crossed our fingers and hoped for the best.

然后我们就祈求一切顺利准备静候佳音。

But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully they'll call me today.

但是我会向老天祈祷的。真希望他们今天就能给我答复。

In American English, keeping your fingers crossed means that you are hoping for the best possible outcome.

在美语中，保持手指交叉（Keep my fingers crossed）的意思是你在祈祷出现最可能的结果。

Hermione stood up, her crossed fingers in her mouth, as Harry streaked toward the ground like a bullet.

赫敏站了起来，交叉着的手指放在嘴里，只见哈利像一颗子弹一样射向地面。

They believed their wishes would be kept safe at the point where their fingers crossed until they came true.

他们相信他们的愿望会在彼此手指交叉的地方得到保护，直到愿望实现。

And then we just crossed our fingers.

然后我们就交叉手指。

I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Are there any volunteers?

但愿能尽快找到 有志愿者吗？

That's why we need to keep our fingers crossed.

那就是为什么我要祈祷我时来运转。

So I think we have to keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.

所以我认为我们必须祈祷并祈祷最好的结果。

In the 1787 book of popular superstitions, it recommended keeping your fingers crossed after walking under a ladder until you see a dog.

在 1787 年出版的一本有关流行迷信的书中，它建议在从梯子下走过之后，要保持手指交叉，直到看到狗为止。

She hung the washing out, then crossed her fingers for a dry day.

【cross】她把洗好的衣物挂了出去，心里祈求天别下雨。

And I handed over the cash and hoped nobody could see the crossed fingers on my other hand.

我交出了现金，希望没有人能看到我另一只手上交叉的手指。

Indeed, we need! We talk about keeping our fingers crossed when we hope that things are going to turn out in the way we want them to in the future.

我们确实需要祈祷！我们用keeping our fingers crossed表达我们希望事情在将来发展成我们期待的那样。

Mother's face turned a grayish yellow, but she was calm. She closed her eyes and crossed her fingers, then asked aloud whether the wound was infected. Click click click.

母亲脸色蜡黄，但很是镇静。她闭上眼睛，交叉手指，大声问伤口是否感染了。啪嗒啪嗒啪嗒。

She turned me onto my stomach and examined the bruise—a patch of deep purple the size of a human head—that had formed a few inches above my hip. Again her fingers crossed and her eyes closed. Click click click.

她让我趴下，检查了我屁股上方几英寸处的瘀伤——一片深紫色，和人脑袋一般大小。她再次交叉手指，闭上眼睛。啪嗒，啪嗒，啪嗒。