direct one's hopes or ambitions towards achieving something 渴望,有志于 we never thought that we might aspire to those heights. 我们从来没有想到自己会渴望达到那些高度。 [with infinitive]other people will aspire to be like you. 别的人会渴望自己能像你一样。 [as adj. aspiring]an aspiring artist. 一个有志向的艺术家。 ■(poetic/literary)rise high; tower (诗/文)升高;高耸
语源
late Middle English : from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- 'to' + spirare 'breathe'