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

aspirationnoun (HOPE)


C2[ Cusually plural, U ]
something that you hope to achieve: 志向,抱负;渴望达到的目标
I've never had any political aspirations.我从来就没什么政治抱负。
It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Irish immigrants.这个故事讲述了穷苦的爱尔兰移民的生活与抱负。
Related word
aspire
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
ambition
dream(HOPE)
goal(AIM)
hope
intentformal or specialized
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.
It is important to encourage children's dreams and aspirations.
Do these house and garden makeover shows really reflect the aspirations of the average British family?
Having had little education herself, she had very high educational aspirations for her children.
He worked hard to fulfil his childhood aspiration to become a surgeon.
Trade union leaders said they were fighting for the hopes and aspirations of their members.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Goals and purposes
achievement orientation
affordance
ambition
avail
cause
dedicated
dream
eye
function
idea
idly
intention
it's the thought that countsidiom
key performance indicator
reorientation
subgoal
target
target setting
thought
towards

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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing

aspirationnoun (MEDICAL)


[ U ] medical specialized
the removal of a liquid or gas from a space in the body using suction(= a sucking action):
Aspiration of typical cyst fluid confirms the diagnosis.
bone marrow aspiration
[ U ] medical specialized
the process of breathing a substance into your lungs by accident:
Check the patient's gag reflex to prevent aspiration.
aspiration of an object
Synonym
inhalation
Related word
aspirate
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medical treatment: general words
ACLS
advance directive
allopathic
AMA
aspirate
biosurgery
first-aider
intubate
irradiation
light therapy
living will
medicalization
peroral
perorally
pharmacotherapy
phlebotomy
phototherapy
quackery
telemedicine
well woman

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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing

aspirationnoun (PHONETICS)


[ U ] phonetics specialized
the noise that is made when air escapes after a plosive consonant sound: 送气;送气音
In English, aspiration is an important feature in whether we hear a sound as /p/ or /b/ at the beginning of 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。
Related word
aspirate
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
accommodation
alliterative
alveolar
apheresis
aphesis
assonance
diphthong
intrusive
labial
labialize
labiodental
mispronounce
postalveolar
postconsonantal
retroflex
retroflexion
rhotic
the International Phonetic Alphabet
unpronounceable
unrepeatable

aspiration | American Dictionary


aspiration
noun[ C ]
us/ˌæs·pəˈreɪ·ʃən/
a strong hope or wish for achievement or success:
He has political aspirations, and hopes to run for Congress some day.

Examples of aspiration


aspiration
One certainly hopes that they have taken notice of the attitudes and aspirations of older people so effectively presented by the authors.
There are clearly limitations in the range, quality and coverage of the published research on the attitudes and aspirations of older people.
Mere subsistence economies at home would have been incompatible with the life style and aspirations of ruling families.
The growth of freedom that subsequently takes place, will correspond to the level of liberty aspirations that is present at this moment.
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.
Guarantees are the hallmark of the agreement, which contains a number of maximal aspirations.
In its place have come loose aspirations linked to concepts of fairness and opportunity which have to be packaged for the electoral marketplace.
The intellectual was a preacher, and the world of ideas of a domain of moral certainties and ethical aspirations.
The rise of scientific-bureaucratic medicine reflects the rise (or perhaps resurgence) of political instrumentalism; in other words, it is about aspirations of control.
Another kind of false consciousness - due to low aspirations - can occur in relation to the deprivation measure.
However, the formation of a neoliberal state that combines procedural democracy with free-market oriented economic and social policies has left those aspirations stillborn.
A world that can accommodate goalseeking behaviour, but is cognizant of the importance of network, history, relationships, cultures and aspirations.
Objective conditions of human life limit and colour our subjective aspirations.
Beyond the boundaries of the composer's aspirations, the tale also belongs to the chronicles of a mystery.
As a moral endeavour, the documentary ambition needs no justification beyond these aspirations themselves.
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Collocations withaspiration


aspiration

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aspiration pneumonia
So far 12 patients have undergone biventricular repair with 1 late death at 4 months, possibly from aspirationpneumonia.
career aspiration
This led him soon to abandon his initial careeraspiration and to engage in newer literature and general education.
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democratic aspirations
More striking, however, is the cross-national breadth of democratic aspirations!
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