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单词 aspiring
释义

aspiring

adjective

aspir·​ing ə-ˈspī-riŋ How to pronounce aspiring (audio)
: desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.
an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]
an aspiring novelist

Synonyms

  • ambitious
  • go-getting
  • hard-driving
  • pushing
  • self-seeking
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To that end, the YouTube channel’s content will be simple and geared toward aspiring game developers and neophytes, mostly covering design principles that are commonplace in every video game studio. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 Lili Reinhart stars as Natalie, an aspiring illustrator and animator whose pregnancy scare leads her on two divergent paths. Sam Reed, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2022 Petito, an aspiring travel influencer, vanished last summer on a cross-country road trip with Laundrie. Dakin Andone And Chuck Johnston, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Congress should allow committed and talented aspiring nurses the chance to help build a stronger post-pandemic America. Marcella Bombardieri And Marina Zhavoronkova, CNN, 20 July 2022 Starring Bayer as an aspiring host for the fictional home shopping network SVN, the show is set within the comically cutthroat SVN offices run by a commanding and terrifying Patricia Cochran (Jenifer Lewis). Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 The legendary singer, dancer, and songwriter spent years on the stage performing for her fans, then later at the American Idol Judges’ table helping to make aspiring stars’ dreams come true. Essence, 19 May 2022 Moss plays Kirby Mazrachi, a research assistant and aspiring reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Apr. 2022 Finally, by 1921, Wynne had had enough, handing over the reins to Margaret Petherbridge, an aspiring reporter who was languishing as secretary to the paper’s Sunday editor. Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined above

aspiring 1 of 2

adjective

as in ambitious
having a strong desire for personal advancement an aspiring young pianist eager to win the prestigious competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ambitious
  • go-getting
  • eager
  • pushing
  • avid
  • enterprising
  • motivated
  • ardent
  • diligent
  • energetic
  • hard-driving
  • hustling
  • industrious
  • determined
  • hungry
  • self-seeking
  • dynamic
  • competing
  • driving
  • venturesome
  • venturous
  • spirited
  • impassioned
  • competitive
  • opportunistic
  • scrappy
  • animated
  • rival
  • aggressive
  • raring
  • high-flying
  • vigorous
  • pretentious
  • keen
  • gung ho
  • assertive
  • lively
  • pushy
  • overambitious
  • self-assertive
  • rivalrous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disinterested
  • unambitious
  • indifferent
  • uninterested
  • ambitionless
  • casual
  • apathetic
  • easygoing
  • unenthusiastic
  • unexcited
  • lackadaisical
  • lazy
  • shiftless
  • uneager
  • listless
  • lukewarm
  • halfhearted
  • lethargic
  • tepid
  • sluggish
  • spiritless
  • lazyish
  • unassertive
  • unaggressive
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aspiring

2 of 2

verb

present participle of aspire
1
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • planning
  • intending
  • looking
  • aiming
  • hoping
  • wishing
  • contemplating
  • trying
  • going
  • meaning
  • designing
  • proposing
  • purporting
  • attempting
  • calculating
  • striving
  • allowing
  • meditating
  • dreaming
  • struggling
  • purposing
  • considering
  • figuring on
  • endeavoring
  • pondering
  • plotting
  • achieving
  • debating
  • scheming
  • accomplishing
  • performing
  • executing
  • effecting
  • mulling (over)
2
as in rising
to move or extend upward a tower aspiring towards the heavens

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • rising
  • ascending
  • climbing
  • soaring
  • lifting
  • mounting
  • thrusting
  • arising
  • uprising
  • upping
  • towering
  • sloping
  • upthrusting
  • elevating
  • leaning
  • upturning
  • uprearing
  • surging
  • tilting
  • inclining
  • scaling
  • uplifting
  • raising
  • boosting
  • surmounting
  • ballooning
  • topping
  • upraising
  • tipping
  • zooming
  • cresting
  • upheaving
  • listing
  • taking off
  • reclining
  • blasting off
  • slanting
  • canting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • descending
  • declining
  • falling (off)
  • plunging
  • dropping
  • dipping
  • sliding
  • diving
  • sinking
  • plummeting
  • nose-diving
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