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

• "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。
• But if it is written so many different verses, why do you still aspire to it?
  但是，如果已经写下了如此多的不同诗句来，那你为何仍然立志于此呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• It did not align with the purpose of the project and the values of Aspire, he said.
  这与项目的目标，以及Aspire学校的价值观不符，他说。
• 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。
• At least I aspire to that.
  至少这是我所追求的境界。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。