aspire

C1 CET-6 Oxf 5000 大学 FREQ #20222 ★★☆☆☆

vi. 渴望, 立志于

发音

UK /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
US /əˈspaɪɚ/

词形变化

aspired aspires 三单 aspires aspirest aspireth aspiring aspiring 现在分词 aspired 过去式 aspired 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

渴望；立志；追求

释义与例句

v. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.

    热望

    渴望

    不及物

    to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens

    He aspires to become a successful doctor.

    We aspire that the world will be a better place.

  2. 2.

    To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).

    废旧 及物
  3. 3.

    To move upward; to be very tall.

    古体 不及物 文学 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

aim draw a bead on

上位词 1

plan

下位词 1

overshoot

词源

From Middle English aspiren, from Old French aspirer, from Latin aspīrō (“breathe on; approach; desire”).

来源：wiktionary