单词 | aspire |
释义 | aspire (once / 275 pages) v Does your life goal include world domination? Have an ambitious plan that involves gold medals and international fame? Then you definitely know what it means to aspire toward something big. The verb aspire commonly means to aim or shoot for. But it comes from the Latin word aspirare, which means “to breathe upon.” So here's a trick for remembering this word: Think of yourself reaching up towards a spire, that really tall, tapered structure at the top of a church. Or, if you’re in a poetic mood, imagine your wish as a feather that moves forward when you blow on it. WORD FAMILYaspire: aspirant, aspiration, aspired, aspirer, aspires, aspiring+/aspirant: aspirants/aspiration: aspirations/aspirer: aspirers/aspiring: aspiringly USAGE EXAMPLESAnd I aspire to be like her in that regard.” Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) Are you aspiring to be rich for all the wrong reasons? Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) There are parts of Paterson that I really aspire to — being so present and aware of the beauty in details around you. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) v have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal Syn|Hypo|Hyper aim, draw a bead on, shoot for overshoot aim too high overrunrun beyond or past be after, plan have the will and intention to carry out some action |
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