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

单词	inspire
释义	in·spire \ə̇nzˈpī(ə)r, ə̇nˈsp-, -īə\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English inspiren, enspiren, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French inspirer, enspirer, from Old French, from Latin inspirare, from in- in- (II) + spirare to breathe — more at spirit *transitive verb* 1. a. archaic : to breathe or blow into or upon b. archaic : to infuse (as life) by breathing < inspired into him an active soul — Wisd Sol 15:11 > c. obsolete : to breathe or blow (as air or vapor) into or upon something 2. : to draw in by breathing : breathe in : inhale < inspiring the crisp fall air > < the baby will inspire the mucus down into its lungs — Fire Manual (Massachusetts) > < be accomplished by increasing the oxygen percentage in the inspired air — H.G.Armstrong > — distinguished from expire 3. a. : to influence, move, or guide (as to speech or action) through divine or supernatural agency or power < the gods were believed to inspire the oracles > < spoke like a prophet inspired from above > b. : to have an animating, enlivening, or exalting effect upon especially in a degree or with a result suggestive of the workings of some extraordinary power or influence < had been inspired by his mother > < our ability to inspire the plodder — Ellie Tucker > < Milton and Shakespeare inspire the active life of England … through exceptional individuals — W.B.Yeats > < books that have inspired countless generations > — often used with with; specifically : to stimulate to creative activity in an art c. : encourage, impel, motivate — usually used with to < inspired them to greater efforts > < a success which inspired him to broaden his activities > d. : affect — usually used with with < experiences that inspired him with a yearning for education > < poverty that inspires the beholder with pity and disgust > 4. a. : to communicate or impart (as an utterance) to an agent through divine or supernatural power < spoke in words inspired by God > b. : to infuse or introduce into the mind or communicate to the spirit < a steadfastness that inspired confidence in his followers > < conduct that inspires nothing but disgust > : arouse, provoke 5. a. : to bring about : occasion, produce < events that inspired a new fashion > < studies that inspired several inventions > < hoping that improvement in business would inspire a tax cut > < the attacks inspired the passing of stringent food and drug regulations — E.S.Turner > b. : incite, foment < communist-inspired riots > 6. : to cause to be said or written by influence and without acknowledgment of actual source or authorship < a rumor that had been inspired by interested parties > *intransitive verb* 1. : to impart inspiration 2. obsolete : breathe, blow 3. : to draw in breath : inhale air into the lungs < inspired deeply from a small bottle he had taken from his pocket — E.C.Bentley >
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