| 单词 | inspiration |
| 释义 | inspiration (ɪnspɪreɪʃən ) Word forms: inspirations 1. uncountable noun B2 Inspiration is a feeling of enthusiasm you get from someone or something, which gives you new and creative ideas. My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert. What better way of finding inspiration for your own garden than by visiting others. 2. singular noun [an N] If you describe someone or something good as an inspiration, you mean that they make you or other people want to do or achieve something. [approval] Powell's unusual journey to high office is an inspiration to millions. [+ to] My father was a great inspiration. 3. singular noun If something or someone is the inspiration for a particular book, work of art, or action, they are the source of the ideas in it or act as a model for it. India's myths and songs are the inspiration for her books. [+ for] Synonyms: influence, spur, stimulus, muse 4. countable noun If you suddenly have an inspiration, you suddenly think of an idea of what to do or say. Alison had an inspiration. Quotations: When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best - that is inspirationNotes on the Cinematographer Collocations: design inspiration Of nearly 2,000 people polled, 74 per cent said they took home design inspiration from the homes of friends and family. Times, Sunday Times The company's blurb claims its design inspiration came from jet fighters, hence the ducts and scoops and bits of flying memorabilia on the bodywork. Times, Sunday Times What are your biggest sources of design inspiration? Times, Sunday Times Trend alert: the moon as a design inspiration. Times, Sunday Times As homeowners increasingly seek design inspiration from chic hotels, so the savviest hoteliers are responding by selling their furnishings online. Times, Sunday Times How do you work - standard office hours or when inspiration strikes? The Sun Even as inspiration strikes, songwriters must ask themselves if a melody bears any similarity to something else. Times, Sunday Times Inspiration strikes in the most unlikely places. Times, Sunday Times But as he rises to leave, inspiration strikes, in the form of his new purchase. Times, Sunday Times Inspiration strikes at the oddest of moments. Times, Sunday Times His life serves as literary inspiration, but he freely embellishes and changes characters, settings, and events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The tales, true or not, have proved to be a rich source of literary inspiration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that the school's library inspired his early literary inspiration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The feature was an informative read about the poet's upbringing and literary inspirations. Times, Sunday Times They also draw from conceptual art, situationism, and varied literary inspirations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wanted to do something with us but also from his own musical inspiration. The Sun He admits he has struggled for musical inspiration in recent years. The Sun No plot, no logic, no emotional expression, not even any musical inspiration: where were these dances coming from? Times, Sunday Times Like trains, a huge source of musical inspiration. Times, Sunday Times In terms of musical inspiration, it's not difficult to join the dots. Times, Sunday Times The choice to record in the desert was so that we could be nearest the original inspiration. The Sun The rooms might have been the original inspiration for shabby chic - it all feels effortless and real. Times, Sunday Times Neither did all of them look very much like the original inspiration. Times, Sunday Times Blending the retro aesthetic with this future-proof technologies generates a strong emotional response, whether you are aware of the original inspiration or not. The Sun His original inspiration for song writing came from the end of a high school relationship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Who can tell how poetic inspiration will strike? Times, Sunday Times For many years he harbored feelings for her that more than once served him as a source of poetic inspiration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This period was exceptionally fertile with poetic inspiration, which combines ethereal expression, purified until transparency and symbolic lucidity in areas where human experience draws silent. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Drinking from it was considered to be a source of poetic inspiration. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Easels, paper and watercolours are all supplied, while the ports of call provide the inspiration. Times, Sunday Times If you are struggling with internal thoughts and feelings and low motivation planning your next video can provide some inspiration. The Sun A question mark casually drawn on the blueprints provided the inspiration for a curved two-storey extension, including dining area with bifold doors. Times, Sunday Times Maybe that provided the inspiration for all the balloons. The Sun It provides the inspiration for everything he creates. Times, Sunday Times Although one might think he works from a master plan, he instead relies on pure inspiration. Times, Sunday Times As in applied maths - there's pure inspiration, which lifts the world a bit. Times, Sunday Times His first was from fully 35 yards, a moment of pure inspiration. Times, Sunday Times We tend to assume that artistic types are unstructured and spontaneous, and rely on pure inspiration. Christianity Today It was wild stuff of pure inspiration, crowd and player sharing the same frenzy. Times, Sunday Times And that wasn't her only real-life inspiration. The Sun Undertones of the occult ran through the original 30 episodes and the real-life inspiration was no less strange. The Sun Accompanying blog posts describe the real-life inspirations behind each webisode. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Would he ever move, if only to seek inspiration on other streets? Times, Sunday Times You can seek inspiration wherever you are, planning supper on the bus instead of listlessly plodding around the supermarket. Times, Sunday Times High street brands are as likely to seek inspiration from street style as they are from fashion designers, who themselves have been taking their inspiration from the street for years. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, a quarter of those polled stayed up late to seek inspiration, and taking a shower was one of the most popular ways of stimulating blue-sky thinking. Times, Sunday Times But are teachers wise to seek inspiration from business? Times, Sunday Times The committee described her as a source of inspiration for those fighting for sustainable development, democracy and peace. Times, Sunday Times The citation described him as 'a great leader whose example has been a source of inspiration'. Times, Sunday Times Gasometers, once viewed as eyesores, are also proving a source of inspiration for architects. Times, Sunday Times Fifty years hence, and beyond, batsmen will still draw upon it as a source of inspiration. Times, Sunday Times Through his exhibitions and his teachings he became a great source of inspiration to potters all over the world. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 灵感 Japanese: インスピレーション |
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