英语单词 | aspire |
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英美音标 | 英 [ə'spaɪə(r)] 美 [ə'spaɪər] |
中文释义 | v.热望;立志 |
英语例句 | (1) Do you aspire to know the heights, and depths, and lengths, and breadths? (2) And thousands of young players aspire to be like him. |
中文例句 | (1) 你是否热望要知道上帝的长阔高深? (2) 千千万万的年轻球手立志要想成为象他那样的英雄。 |
vocabulary简明 | Does your life goal include world domination? Have an ambitious plan that involves gold medals and international fame? Then you definitely know what it means to aspire toward something big. |
vocabulary扩展 | The verb aspire commonly means to aim or shoot for. But it comes from the Latin word aspirare, which means “to breathe upon.” So here's a trick for remembering this word: Think of yourself reaching up towards a spire, that really tall, tapered structure at the top of a church. Or, if you’re in a poetic mood, imagine your wish as a feather that moves forward when you blow on it. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]See also:aspiring ;向往;渴望;有志于 If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it. [V [V to-inf]
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