英语词汇“aspire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	aspire
释义	aspire \əˈspī(ə)r, -īə also aˈ-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English aspiren, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer, from Latin aspirare, adspirare, literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe — more at spirit *intransitive verb* 1. : to be ambitious : yearn, long : seek to attain or accomplish something, especially something high or great — used often with to or after < souls will still live and will aspire — W.L.Sullivan > < Romans who aspired to philosophy — Benjamin Farrington > < self-realization to which they aspired — G.L. Dickinson > < the perfect lyrist should aspire, if not to epics, at least to odes — Herbert Read > < dictatorships that aspire to control the economy — Peter Wiles > 2. : rise, ascend, tower, soar < a tall thin flame that aspired — J.B.Cabell > < here still an aged elm aspires — Philip Freneau > *transitive verb* 1. obsolete : to mount to : attain < our souls aspire celestial thrones — Christopher Marlowe > 2. archaic : to long for
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