释义 |
aspirer|əˈspaɪərə(r)| [f. aspire v. + -er1.] One who aspires.
1584Copie of Letter 46 A troden path of al aspirers. 1597Daniel Civ. Wares ii. xv, Th' aspirer once attaind unto the top, Cuts off those meanes by which himselfe got up. 1674Burnet Royal Martyr, Serm. (1710) 30 To satisfie the pretensions of all these lofty Aspirers. 1847Eclec. Rev. XXVI. 210 The dreamy, irresolute aspirer. |