inspire

inspire

fill with high emotion; to guide by divine influence; stimulate creativity: Her beauty could inspire a work of art.
Not to be confused with:aspire – have a strong hope or ambition; to strive toward an end: They aspire to greatness.

in·spire

I0167300 (ĭn-spīr′)v. in·spired, in·spir·ing, in·spires v.tr.1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.3. a. To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus. See Synonyms at encourage.b. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch: "At this moment he inspired her with disgust rather than with love" (Anthony Trollope).4. To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect.5. To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations.6. To draw in (air) by inhaling.7. Archaic a. To breathe on.b. To breathe life into.v.intr.1. To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example.2. To inhale.

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[Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre : in-, into; see in-² + spīrāre, to breathe.]

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in·spir′er n.

inspire

(ɪnˈspaɪə) vb1. to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate2. (tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive) to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir3. (tr) to prompt or instigate; give rise to: her beauty inspired his love. 4. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration5. (Physiology) to take or draw (air, gas, etc) into the lungs; inhale6. (tr) archaic a. to breathe into or uponb. to breathe life into[C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe] inˈspirable adj inˈspirative adj inˈspirer n inˈspiringly adv

in•spire

(ɪnˈspaɪ^ər)

v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.t. 1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: Her courage inspired her followers. 2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence. 3. to fill or affect with a feeling, thought, etc. 4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired them to greater efforts. 5. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence. 6. to guide or control by divine influence. 7. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution. 8. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale. 9. Archaic. a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing. b. to breathe into or upon. v.i. 10. to give inspiration. 11. to inhale. [1300–50; Middle English < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into =in- in-² + spīrāre to breathe] in•spir•a•tive (ɪnˈspaɪ^ər ə tɪv, ˈɪn spɪˌreɪ tɪv) adj. in•spir′er, n. in•spir′ing•ly, adv.

inspire

Past participle: inspired
Gerund: inspiring

Imperative
inspire
inspire

Present
I inspire
you inspire
he/she/it inspires
we inspire
you inspire
they inspire

Preterite
I inspired
you inspired
he/she/it inspired
we inspired
you inspired
they inspired

Present Continuous
I am inspiring
you are inspiring
he/she/it is inspiring
we are inspiring
you are inspiring
they are inspiring

Present Perfect
I have inspired
you have inspired
he/she/it has inspired
we have inspired
you have inspired
they have inspired

Past Continuous
I was inspiring
you were inspiring
he/she/it was inspiring
we were inspiring
you were inspiring
they were inspiring

Past Perfect
I had inspired
you had inspired
he/she/it had inspired
we had inspired
you had inspired
they had inspired

Future
I will inspire
you will inspire
he/she/it will inspire
we will inspire
you will inspire
they will inspire

Future Perfect
I will have inspired
you will have inspired
he/she/it will have inspired
we will have inspired
you will have inspired
they will have inspired

Future Continuous
I will be inspiring
you will be inspiring
he/she/it will be inspiring
we will be inspiring
you will be inspiring
they will be inspiring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inspiring
you have been inspiring
he/she/it has been inspiring
we have been inspiring
you have been inspiring
they have been inspiring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inspiring
you will have been inspiring
he/she/it will have been inspiring
we will have been inspiring
you will have been inspiring
they will have been inspiring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inspiring
you had been inspiring
he/she/it had been inspiring
we had been inspiring
you had been inspiring
they had been inspiring

Conditional
I would inspire
you would inspire
he/she/it would inspire
we would inspire
you would inspire
they would inspire

Past Conditional
I would have inspired
you would have inspired
he/she/it would have inspired
we would have inspired
you would have inspired
they would have inspired

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inspire - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"animate, enliven, invigorate, exaltstimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	2.	inspire - supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"occasion - give occasion to
	3.	inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"instigate, promptcause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
	4.	inspire - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"exhort, pep up, root on, urge on, barrack, urge, cheercheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports eventencourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	5.	inspire - fill with revolutionary ideasrevolutionise, revolutionizeindoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
	6.	inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"breathe in, inhalebreathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"aspirate - suck in (air)sniff, sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"snivel, snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nosesnuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"puff, drag, draw - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"huff, snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

inspire

verb1. motivate, move, cause, stimulate, encourage, influence, persuade, spur, be responsible for, animate, rouse, instil, infuse, hearten, enliven, imbue, spark off, energize, galvanize, gee up, inspirit, fire or touch the imagination of What inspired you to change your name?
motivate depress, discourage, daunt, deflate, dishearten, dispirit, disenchant2. give rise to, cause, produce, result in, prompt, stir, spawn, engender His legend would even inspire a song by Simon and Garfunkel.3. arouse, cause, produce, excite, prompt, induce, awaken, give rise to, ignite, kindle, enkindle The car's effortless handling inspires confidence.

inspire

verb1. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:animate, enkindle, fire, impassion, kindle, stir.2. To raise the spirits of:animate, buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspirit, lift, uplift.Obsolete: exalt.3. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspirit, motivate.4. To stir to action or feeling:egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.5. To draw air into the lungs in the process of respiration:breathe (in), inhale.

Translations

赋予灵感鼓舞

inspire

(inˈspaiə) verb1. to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc. The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before. 鼓舞 鼓舞2. to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea. An incident in his childhood inspired the poem. 賦予靈感 赋予灵感inspiration (inspəˈreiʃən) noun 鼓舞，謬思，靈感 鼓舞，灵感