单词 | aspiration |
释义 | aspiration/aspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n![]() noun 1 (usually aspirations) A hope or ambition of achieving something: the needs and aspirations of the people [mass noun]: the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality...
Synonyms desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish; aim, ambition, expectation, inclination, objective, goal, target, end, object, dream informal yen, itch 2 [mass noun] Medicine The action or process of drawing breath.These factors lead to either inhalation or aspiration of pathogens into the respiratory tract. 2.1The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity: bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration...
3 [mass noun] Phonetics The action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath: there is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s...
OriginLate Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire). |
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