aspiration
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++as·pi·ra·tion /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable usually plural, uncountable]WANT a strong desire to have or achieve something 强烈愿望；志向，抱负 SYN ambition a high level of political aspiration 崇高的政治抱负aspiration of the aspirations of the working classes 工人阶级的抱负aspiration for their hopes and aspirations for the future 他们对未来的期望和抱负2. [uncountable]SL technical the sound of air blowing out that happens when some consonants are pronounced, such as the /p/ in ‘pin’ 送气音〔如pin一词中p的发音〕
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aspiration• Charming and enthusiastic, Crowhurst's life up to the voyage had been defined by crushed aspirations.• Many who vigorously disparaged his accomplishment came to share his aspiration..• I had written a learned book, Architrave and Archetype, a thesis linking human aspiration with human-designed structures, cathedrals in particular.• Today its atmosphere is more convivial, its aspirations more leisurely.• But then its aspirations all went horribly wrong.• Did Cuomo have presidential aspirations?• We can see in this Nietzsche's aspirations towards a total philosophy of life.• Such criteria have, therefore, to be general and highly flexible allowing for sensitivity to people's aspirations.• It is through other black kids that some aspirations are fostered and others snuffed out by stories of racialism.hopes and aspirations• We talked about hopes and aspirations, their favorite television shows and musicians.as·pi·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
achieve desire something Corpus or a to have strong
aspiration
as‧pi‧ra‧tion /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən, ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən/
noun
1. [countable usually plural, uncountable] a strong desire to have or achieve something
SYN ambition:
a high level of political aspiration
aspiration of
the aspirations of the working classes
aspiration for
their hopes and aspirations for the future
2. [uncountable] technical the sound of air blowing out that happens when some consonants are pronounced, such as the /p/ in ‘pin’
as‧pi‧ra‧tion /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən, ˌæspɪˈreɪʃən/
noun1. [countable usually plural, uncountable] a strong desire to have or achieve something
SYN ambition:
aspiration of
aspiration for
2. [uncountable] technical the sound of air blowing out that happens when some consonants are pronounced, such as the /p/ in ‘pin’