英语词汇“aspire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

aspireaspire /əˈspaɪɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYaspire

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French aspirer, from Latin aspirare to breathe on

VERB TABLE

aspire

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	aspire
	he, she, it	aspires
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	aspired
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have aspired
	he, she, it	has aspired
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had aspired
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will aspire
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have aspired

Continuous Form
Present	I	am aspiring
	he, she, it	is aspiring
	you, we, they	are aspiring
Past	I, he, she, it	was aspiring
	you, we, they	were aspiring
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been aspiring
	he, she, it	has been aspiring
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been aspiring
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be aspiring
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been aspiring

to desire and work toward achieving something important: aspire to do something Johnson aspires to become the city’s first woman mayor.aspire to/after Kim aspires to a career as a travel agent. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French aspirer, from Latin aspirare to breathe on]