aspired是什么意思？

aspired

• v. 渴望，追求( aspire的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句

• Britain,France,the United States and Japan all aspired to hegemony after the end of World War I. 第一次世界大战后,英、法、美、日都想争夺霸权。
• He aspired to be a leader even in his childhood. 童年时代他就渴望当领袖。
• She aspired to a scientific career. 她有志于科学事业。
• She decided to set up a training scheme for 'gentlewomen who aspired to be teachers'. 她决定为那些“渴望当教师的淑女们”制订一项培训计划。
• They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal. 他们想要成为君子，虽然离这个理想还差得很远。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  向往；渴望；有志于
  If you aspire to something such as an important job, you have a strong desire to achieve it.
  例句
  ...people who aspire to public office... 渴望担任公职的人 They aspired to be gentlemen, though they fell far short of the ideal. 他们想要成为君子，虽然离这个理想还差得很远。