Word · Frequency #8441
Fully loadedaspire
/əˈspaiə/
verb
渴望, 立志于
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- 1.
To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
有强烈的愿望或雄心去实现某事
有强烈的愿望或雄心去实现某事；渴望；立志于
In use
She aspires to become a doctor and help people in need.
Many young athletes aspire to compete in the Olympics one day.
He aspires to a career in music, so he practices every day.
aspire to do sth
后接动词不定式，表示追求的目标。
She aspires to become a doctor.
她渴望成为一名医生。
aspire to sth
后接名词，表示渴望达到的状态或地位。}
He aspires to greatness.
他立志于伟大。
aspire after sth
较正式，后接名词，表示追求某物。
They aspire after knowledge.
他们渴望知识。
Connections
Collocations
- aspire to
- 渴望，立志于
- Many young people aspire to a career in medicine.许多年轻人渴望从事医学职业。
- aspire to do something
- 渴望做某事
- She aspires to become a famous writer.她渴望成为一名著名作家。
- aspire after
- 追求，向往
- He aspires after knowledge and wisdom.他追求知识和智慧。
- aspire for
- 渴望得到
- They aspire for a better quality of life.他们渴望更好的生活质量。
- aspire to greatness
- 渴望伟大
- From a young age, he aspired to greatness.从小他就渴望伟大。
- aspire to be something
Learner notes
Memory Tip
aspire 音似‘爱死它’，渴望的目标让你爱得不得了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：职业目标、学术追求、人生志向 通常用于正式或书面语境，描述远大的理想或目标。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常接介词to
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the ending '-spire' and rhyme with 'aspire' (/spaɪə/). Words like 'spiral' look similar but have a different pronunciation due to the final /l/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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