- [countable, usually plural, uncountable]
a strong desire to have or do something 渴望；抱负；志向 I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。 - aspiration to do something
He has never had any aspiration to earn a lot of money. 他从未企求赚很多钱。 - aspiration for something
What changes are needed to meet women's aspirations for employment? 需要什么样的改革才能满足女性对就业的渴望呢？
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc1She talked about her hopes and aspirations. 她谈了她的希望和志向。 a political party that fulfils the aspirations of the British people 能实现英国人民愿望的政党 an aspiration for personal power 对个人权力的欲望 the country's aspirations to independence 国家实现独立的愿望 aspirations towards starting his own business 开办他自己的公司的志向
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- lofty
- human
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- have
- achieve
- fulfil/fulfill
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- aspiration for
- aspiration to
- aspiration towards/toward
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- dreams and aspirations
- goals and aspirations
- hopes and aspirations
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phonetics 语音学 the action of pronouncing a word with a breath that can be heard, as in the /h/ sound in house in English 发送气音；送气
Word Originlate Middle English (in sense (2)): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.