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Inspire Inspired D Verb 动词 People   [V N

英语单词 inspire
英美音标 英 [ɪn'spaɪə(r)] 美 [ɪn'spaɪər]
中文释义 vt.鼓舞;激发;产生;赋予...灵感
vi.吸入
英语例句 (1) We're trying to inspire him with confidence.
(2) The sight inspired him with nostalgia.
(3) The failure inspired him to greater efforts.
(4) You inspire me with admiration.
(5) The Muse does not inspire all poets equally.
(6) His best music was inspired by the memory of his mother.
中文例句 (1) 我们在努力鼓舞他的自信心。
(2) 这景象激起了他的怀旧之情。
(3) 失败激发他作更大的努力。
(4) 你使我产生爱慕之心。
(5) 诗神并不一视同仁地赐予所有诗人以灵感。
(6) 他最好的乐曲创作灵感来自怀念他的母亲。
vocabulary简明 The Olympics often inspire people to take up a sport, but they can also inspire patriotism. Inspire means to excite, encourage, or breathe life into.
vocabulary扩展 Inspire comes from the Latin word that means to inflame or to blow in to. When you inspire something, it is as if you are blowing air over a low flame to make it grow. A film can be inspired by a true story. Studying for your test will inspire confidence in you. Successful people often have a role model who inspired them to greatness. Who inspires you?
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]激励;鼓舞;驱使 If someone or something inspires you to do something new or unusual, they make you want to do it.
  [V n to-inf]
  • These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!...

    这些香草会激发你去品尝各种异国风味的菜肴!

  • Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause...

    我们面临的挑战是如何调动那些选民的积极性并鼓励他们加入我们的事业。

  • And what inspired you to change your name?

    是什么促使你改名的?

2
[VERB 动词]启发;使产生灵感和热情 If someone or something inspires you, they give you new ideas and a strong feeling of enthusiasm.
  [V n]
  • Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation of guitarists.

    吉米·亨德里克斯启发了整整一代吉他演奏者。

3
[VERB 动词]作为…的为灵感来源;是…的原型 If a book, work of art, or action is inspired by something, that thing is the source of the idea for it.
  [be V-ed by n]
  [V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  • The book was inspired by a real person, namely Tamara de Treaux.

    那本书的灵感源于一个真实人物,即塔玛拉·德特罗。

  • ...a political murder inspired by the same nationalist conflicts now wrecking the country.

    正是由正在毁掉该国的民族主义冲突激发的一起政治谋杀

-inspired
  • ...Mediterranean-inspired ceramics in bright yellow and blue...

    源于地中海风格的鲜亮黄蓝色陶瓷器

  • Jamaica's socialist government is adopting US-inspired free market practices.

    牙买加的社会主义政府正在仿效美国实行自由市场。

4
[VERB 动词]激起,唤起(某种感情或反应) Someone or something that inspires a particular emotion or reaction in people makes them feel this emotion or reaction.
  [V n]
  • The car's performance quickly inspires confidence.

    该汽车的性能会很快唤起驾驶者的信心。

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