| 单词 | inspire |
| 释义 | inspire (once / 89 pages) 1v 2v The Olympics often inspire people to take up a sport, but they can also inspire patriotism. Inspire means to excite, encourage, or breathe life into. Inspire comes from the Latin word that means to inflame or to blow in to. When you inspire something, it is as if you are blowing air over a low flame to make it grow. A film can be inspired by a true story. Studying for your test will inspire confidence in you. Successful people often have a role model who inspired them to greatness. Who inspires you? WORD FAMILYinspire: inspiration, inspiratory, inspired, inspirer, inspires, inspiring+/inspiration: inspirational, inspirations/inspirational: inspirationally/inspired: inspiredly, uninspired/inspirer: inspirers/inspiring: inspiringly, uninspiring/uninspiring: uninspiringly USAGE EXAMPLESThe shoe in question was the Nike Air Rift, or “split-toe” inspired by Kenyan barefoot distance runners allowing extra toe movement. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) Circumventing democracy by ignoring the obvious will of the people does little to inspire confidence in our statewide leaders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A 1934 American novel, about the eventual suicide of the fictional character Julian English, was also inspired by the tale and borrowed its title. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v serve as the inciting cause of Syn|Hyper instigate, prompt cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner 2v supply the inspiration for The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work Hyper occasion give occasion to 3v spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts Syn|Hypo|Hyper barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge on cheerlead act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to 4v heighten or intensify Syn|Hypo|Hyper animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate encourage inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge onspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts foster, nurturehelp develop, help grow holloencourage somebody by crying hollo cheer, embolden, hearten, recreategive encouragement to draw outmake more sociable bring outencourage to be less reserved goad, spurgive heart or courage to excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of 5v fill with revolutionary ideas 2Syn|Hyper revolutionise, revolutionize indoctrinate teach doctrines to; teach uncritically v draw in (air) The patient has trouble inspiring The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper breathe in, inhale breathe out, exhale, expire expel air aspirate suck in (air) sniff, sniffleinhale audibly through the nose snivel, snufflesnuff up mucus through the nose snuffinhale audibly through the nose drag, draw, puffsuck in or take (air) huff, snortinhale recreational drugs breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
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