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

• As in the US, mistresses are practically obliged to aspire to the more socially acceptable role of wife.
  和美国一样，情妇几乎是被迫渴望成为妻子，这个角色更为社会所接受。
• "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。
• 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。
• Performing high quality Orthopaedic surgery is a goal we all aspire to.
  做高质量的骨科手术是我们追求的目标。
• You aspire to become a business leader, not a subject-matter specialist.
  你渴望成为一位企业领导，而不是技术专家。
• I aspire to be true to myself.
  我希望能对自己诚实。
• What all young minds should aspire to.
  真不懂这些年轻人的志向是哪去了。
• 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。
• At least I aspire to that.
  至少这是我所追求的境界。
• I know that many Crazy English learners aspire to being professional guides.
  我知道，有很多疯狂英语学习者都渴望成为一名专业的导游。