"strive for," c. 1400, from Old French aspirer "aspire to; inspire; breathe, breathe on" (12c.), from Latin aspirare "to breathe upon, blow upon, to breathe," also, in transferred senses, "to be favorable to, assist; to climb up to, to endeavor to obtain, to reach to, to seek to reach; infuse," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)). The notion is of "panting with desire," or perhaps of rising smoke. Related: Aspired; aspiring.
雙語例句
1. Unlike the Acer Aspire, 2 D photos and videos can't be viewed in 3 D on the Asus.
與宏碁Aspire不同, 在華碩電腦上不能以3D模式觀看2D照片和視頻.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. For us, it's something that we may aspire to but can never attain.
對我們來說, 那是可望而不可即的.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Mary is ambitious enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in four months.
瑪麗雄心很大,竟想在四個(gè)月里學(xué)會用漢語流利地會話.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4. That is not something I particulary aspire to at this moment.
目前,這不是我特別向往的.
來自辭典例句
5. Any man endowed with the required qualities can aspire to the status.