Well, we're hoping that she may break up in two or three days.我们预期河流将在两到三天内解冻。

desire, wish, hope这些动词都有“希望”之意。

desire语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

break up:破碎, 破坏, 解散

They decided to break up the partnership.

他们决定终止合作关系。

Police had to break up the crowd.

警察不得不驱散人群。

And if she breaks, she can jam and hold up.即使河流解冻，水流也会被阻塞。

hold up:使停顿, 阻挡

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

我决定暂缓发布消息，直到我确信准确无误。

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

我想他们一定是在路上因交通拥挤而受阻了。