网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 aspiration
释义
aspiration
noun
uk
/ˌæs.pɪˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌæs.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/

aspirationnoun(HOPE)

C2[Cusually plural,U]
something that youhopetoachieve:
志向，抱负；渴望达到的目标
I've neverhadanypoliticalaspirations.我从来就没什么政治抱负。
It's astoryabout thelivesand aspirations ofpoorIrishimmigrants.这个故事讲述了穷苦的爱尔兰移民的生活与抱负。
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
ambition
dream(HOPE)
goal(AIM)
hope
intentformalorspecialized
intention
object(PURPOSE)
objective
target(AIM)
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
something you want to do or achieve
  • aimOur aim in protesting is to raise awareness of the unfairness of the system.
  • goalMy goal in life has always been to be financially independent.
  • objectiveOne of my objectives for this year is to increase sales.
  • targetIf you meet your sales targets you will receive a generous bonus.
  • dreamWhen I was growing up my dream was to perform in front of millions of people.
  • hopeMy hope is that there will be some kind of positive outcome to this process.
See more results »
More examples
  • It isimportanttoencouragechildren'sdreamsand aspirations.
  • Do thesehouseandgardenmakeovershowsreallyreflectthe aspirations of theaverageBritishfamily?
  • Having had littleeducationherself, she had very higheducationalaspirations for herchildren.
  • Heworkedhard tofulfilhischildhoodaspiration tobecomeasurgeon.
  • Tradeunionleaderssaid they werefightingfor thehopesand aspirations oftheirmembers.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Goals and purposes
  • affordance
  • ambition
  • avail
  • cause
  • dedicated
  • deflect
  • dream
  • end
  • it's the thought that countsidiom
  • key performance indicator
  • KPI
  • moonshot
  • objective
  • point
  • target
  • target setting
  • thought
  • towards
  • unfocused
  • use
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing

aspirationnoun(PHONETICS)

[U]
thenoisethat is made whenairescapesafter aplosiveconsonantsound:
送气；送气音
InEnglish, aspiration is animportantfeaturein whether wehearasoundas /p/ or /b/ at thebeginningof a word.在英语中，送气与否跟一个词的起始音是/p/还是/b/有重要关系。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
  • alliterative
  • alveolar
  • apheresis
  • aphesis
  • aphetic
  • aspirate
  • assonance
  • guttural
  • homonym
  • laterally
  • lax
  • lenis
  • macron
  • misemphasis
  • phonology
  • segmental
  • semivowel
  • sibilance
  • sibilant
  • speech pathology
See more results »
(Definition ofaspirationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

aspiration| American Dictionary

aspiration
noun[C]
us
/ˌæs·pəˈreɪ·ʃən/
astronghopeorwishforachievementorsuccess:
He haspoliticalaspirations, andhopestorunforCongresssomeday.
(Definition ofaspirationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaspiration

aspiration
One certainly hopes that they have taken notice of the attitudes and aspirations of older people so effectively presented by the authors.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are clearly limitations in the range, quality and coverage of the published research on the attitudes and aspirations of older people.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mere subsistence economies at home would have been incompatible with the life style and aspirations of ruling families.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The growth of freedom that subsequently takes place, will correspond to the level of liberty aspirations that is present at this moment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Beyond all that, however, those coding categories also impart special significance of a sentimental rather than merely empirical sort to certain social experiences and aspirations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Guarantees are the hallmark of the agreement, which contains a number of maximal aspirations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In its place have come loose aspirations linked to concepts of fairness and opportunity which have to be packaged for the electoral marketplace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The intellectual was a preacher, and the world of ideas of a domain of moral certainties and ethical aspirations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The rise of scientific-bureaucratic medicine reflects the rise (or perhaps resurgence) of political instrumentalism; in other words, it is about aspirations of control.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Another kind of false consciousness - due to low aspirations - can occur in relation to the deprivation measure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, the formation of a neoliberal state that combines procedural democracy with free-market oriented economic and social policies has left those aspirations stillborn.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A world that can accommodate goalseeking behaviour, but is cognizant of the importance of network, history, relationships, cultures and aspirations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Objective conditions of human life limit and colour our subjective aspirations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Beyond the boundaries of the composer's aspirations, the tale also belongs to the chronicles of a mystery.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As a moral endeavour, the documentary ambition needs no justification beyond these aspirations themselves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithaspiration

aspiration

These are words often used in combination withaspiration.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

aspiration pneumonia
So far 12 patients have undergone biventricular repair with 1 late death at 4 months, possibly fromaspirationpneumonia.
From theCambridge English Corpus
career aspiration
This led him soon to abandon his initialcareeraspirationand to engage in newer literature and general education.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
democratic aspirations
More striking, however, is the cross-national breadth of democratic aspirations!
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/aspiration##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/10 20:56:33