aspire

verb

/əˈspaɪə(r)/

/əˈspaɪər/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they aspire	/əˈspaɪə(r)/ /əˈspaɪər/
he / she / it aspires	/əˈspaɪəz/ /əˈspaɪərz/
past simple aspired	/əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/
past participle aspired	/əˈspaɪəd/ /əˈspaɪərd/
-ing form aspiring	/əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/

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to have a strong desire to achieve or to become something渴望（成就）；有志（成为）
- aspire (to something) She aspired to a scientific career.她有志于科学事业。
- aspire to be/do something He aspired to be their next leader.他渴望成为他们的下一届领导人。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- ‘to’ + spirare ‘breathe’.