as·pire /əˈspaɪr/
(v.)渴望,嚮往,追求,有志于
As·pire v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired p. pr. & vb. n. Aspiring.]
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.
Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. --Pope.
2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
As·pire, v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [Obs.]
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.
As·pire, n. Aspiration. [Obs.]
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aspire
v : have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal [syn: draw a bead on,
aim, shoot for]