aspiration

UK/ˌæspəˈreɪʃn/US/.æspә'reiʃәn/

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Definitions

A strong hope or ambition to achieve something.

抱负；志向；强烈愿望。

(Technical) the act of breathing in, or the accidental inhaling of something.

（专业）吸气；（异物）误吸。

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

a-to, toward, near

spirbreathe, spirit

-ationact, process, state

=aspiration

a-/ad- (toward) + spir (breathe) + -ation (noun) = 'a breathing-toward.' It is the noun of aspire: the hopeful straining toward a goal. A rarer technical sense keeps the literal 'breathing in.'

Root spir still carries 34 more words

Common Collocations

1.career aspirations职业抱负
2.personal aspirations个人抱负
3.high aspirations远大的抱负
4.match someone's aspirations契合某人的志向

Example Sentences

1.
Her greatest aspiration is to run her own business.
2.
The policy aims to match the aspirations of young people.
3.
He had political aspirations from an early age.

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