(一般作 aspirations)a hope or ambition of achieving something 愿望,抱负 the needs and aspirations of the people. 这些人的需要和抱负。 [mass noun]the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality. 抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。
[mass noun]the action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath 发送气音
[mass noun](Medicine)the action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity (医)从血管(或体腔)中抽吸体液,抽吸术
派生 aspirational adjective
(限义项 1)
语源
late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire)