aspire

aspire
verb
[no obj.]
  1. 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
  1. late Middle English : from French aspirer or Latin aspirare, from ad- 'to' + spirare 'breathe'
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