aspiration

aspiration
noun
  1. (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。
  2. [mass noun]the action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath
    发送气音
  3. [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
  1. (限义项 1)
语源
  1. late Middle English (in sense 2): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire)
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