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

• If we all led perfect lives, what would we have to aspire to?
  如果我们都过着完美的生活，那我们还将渴望什么呢？
• They are capable of a power and of a clear nuance to which free verse can't aspire.
  这些拥有一种力量，和一种精妙的差别，是自由诗所无能为力的。
• 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 to be true to myself.
  我希望能对自己诚实。
• Dell's Latitude 330 and Acer's Aspire V3 are both good choices under$ 700.
  戴尔的Latitude3330和宏基的AspireV3都是售价在700美元以下的不错选择。
• 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。
• We should aspire to more than that.
  我们的追求不能仅限于此。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。