aspire

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈspaɪə(ɹ)/    美 /əˈspaɪɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. intransitive
    — to aspire to / for / after / to do something; to aspire that something happens
  2. To go as high as, to reach the top of (something). obsolete,transitive
    — Thus ſhall my heart be ſtil combinde with thine, / Untill our bodies turne to Elements: / And both our ſoules aſpire celeſtiall thrones.
  3. To move upward; to be very tall. archaic,intransitive,literary,transitive
    — In midſt of which a ſumptuous Temple ſtands, / That threats the ſtarres with her aſpiring toppe.

词形变化

aspires present,singular,third-person aspiring participle,present aspired participle,past aspired past

词汇关系

衍生词
aspiratory aspirement reaspire
相关词
aspirable aspiration aspirant aspirer aspiring

词源

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