aspire

英 [əˈspaɪə(r)]

美 [əˈspaɪər]

v.  渴望(成就); 有志(成为)

过去式：aspired　现在分词：aspiring　第三人称单数：aspires　过去分词：aspired　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.8441 / COCA.7829

牛津词典

verb

• 渴望（成就）；有志（成为）
  to have a strong desire to achieve or to become sth
  1. She aspired to a scientific career.
     她有志于科学事业。
  2. He aspired to be their next leader.
     他渴望成为他们的下一届领导人。

柯林斯词典

• See also:...people who aspire to public office...They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal.aspiring

英英释义

verb

• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  Synonym:draw a bead onaimshoot for

双语例句

• What all young minds should aspire to.
  真不懂这些年轻人的志向是哪去了。
• And not let it control what I aspire to have.
  但未来不能支配我渴望得到的东西。
• Literally, he lived only to aspire after what was good and great, certainly.
  从字面上讲，他活着就是为了渴望――当然是渴望善良和伟大的东西。
• You gave me the example to which I aspire.
  您为我树立了追求的榜样。
• For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.
  对我们来说，那是可望而不可即的。
• They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal.
  他们想要成为君子，虽然离这个理想还差得很远。
• Everybody could aspire to the relatively comfortable, stable lives of the French and the Germans.
  所有人都可以希冀过上法国人和德国人那种相对舒适与稳定的生活。
• Both aspire to create works that have universal relevance.
  都是有志于创造和进行具有普适意义的作品和工作。
• Mary is ambitious enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in four months.
  玛丽雄心很大，竟想在四个月里学会用汉语流利地会话。
• "I aspire for my children to do what I couldn't," Gil says.
  “我渴望孩子们将来能够从事我所不能从事的工作，”吉尔说。