单词 | aspire |
释义 | aspire —aspirer, n. —aspiringly, adv. /euh spuyeur"/, v.i. , aspired, aspiring. 1. to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for something great or of high value (usually fol. by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor. 2. Archaic. to rise up; soar; mount; tower. [1425-75; late ME ( < MF aspirer) < L aspirare to breathe upon, pant after, equiv. to a- A-5 + spirare to breathe, blow] Syn. 1. yearn. |
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