aspire
verb /əˈspaɪə(r)/
/əˈspaɪər/
[intransitive, transitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they aspire | /əˈspaɪə(r)/ /əˈspaɪər/ |
| he / she / it aspires | /əˈspaɪəz/ /əˈspaɪərz/ |
| past simple aspired | /əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/ |
| past participle aspired | /əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/ |
| -ing form aspiring | /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ |
- to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something
渴望（成就）；有志（成为） - aspire (to something) She aspired to a scientific career.
她有志于科学事业。 - aspire to be/do something He aspired to be their next leader.
他渴望成为他们的下一届领导人。
词源late Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’. - aspire (to something) She aspired to a scientific career.