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aspire 音标拼音: [əsp'ɑɪr]
v. 渴望,向往,追求,有志于 渴望,向往,追求,有志於 aspire v 1: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [ synonym: { draw a bead on}, { aspire}, { aim}, { shoot for}] Aspire \ As* pire"\, n. Aspiration. [ Obs.] -- Chapman. [ 1913 Webster]
Aspire \ As* pire"\, v. i. [ imp. & p. p. { Aspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Aspiring}.] [ F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See { Aspirate}, v. t.] 1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality. [ 1913 Webster] Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell; Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. [ 1913 Webster] My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. -- Waller. [ 1913 Webster]
Aspire \ As* pire"\, v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 76 Moby Thesaurus words for " aspire": aim, aim at, aim high, aspire after, aspire to, bank on, be after, be ambitious, become airborne, claw skyward, confide, count on, covet, crave, crave after, crawl after, design, desire, destine, determine, dream of, drive at, expect, feel confident, float, fly, fly aloft, gain altitude, go for, hang, hanker after, harbor a design, harbor the hope, have every intention, hope, hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for, hope in, hope to God, hover, hunger after, intend, kite, lean upon, leave the ground, live in hopes, long, lust after, mean, nurture the hope, pant, pant after, plan, plane, poise, presume, project, propose, purport, purpose, rely on, resolve, rest assured, run mad after, seek, soar, spire, take off, think, thirst after, trust, try to reach, wish, yearn, zoom
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