Aspiration



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 抱负, 热望
• ［英］ n. 抱负, 热望 ( strong desire or ambition)
• ［记］ a+spir ( 呼吸) +ation -> 屏住呼吸等待 -> 渴望
• ［同］ 同根词: respiration ( 呼吸) ; conspire ( 同谋)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound
  • b. the pronunciation or addition of an aspiration; also the symbol of an aspiration
• 2. a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as
  • a. the act of breathing and especially of breathing in
  • b. the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body
  • c. the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
• 3.
  • a. a strong desire to achieve something high or great
  • b. an object of such desire
• Synonyms: see ambition
• • aspirational adjective

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