aspiration /ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/ noun plural aspirations
plural aspirations
Learner's definition of ASPIRATION
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[count] : something that a person wants very much to achieve渴望得到的事物;抱负;志向 —
usually plural通常用复数 -
What are your aspirations for the future? [=what do you want to accomplish in the future?]你对未来有什么打算?
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the different aspirations of the group's members小组成员不同的志向
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She has political aspirations. [=she wants/aspires to be a politician]她有政治抱负。
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romantic/social/literary aspirations浪漫追求;社会志向;文学抱负
2
[noncount] : the act of aspirating something送气;抽吸: such as
a linguistics : the act of pronouncing the sound of a breath or the letter “h”发送气音;发h音 b medical : the act of removing liquid from a person's body(人体体液的)抽吸 c medical : the act of breathing something into the lungs吸入肺部 — aspirational
/ˌæspəˈreɪʃənəɫ/ adjective, British [more aspirational; most aspirational]