aspired is aspire's Past Tense

aspire

US [əˈspaɪr]
UK [əˈspaɪə(r)]
  • v.渴望；有志于；升；高耸
  • Web向往；有灵感的
Simple Present：aspires  Present Participle：aspiring  Past Tense：aspired  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
热望,渴望;有志于,立志要
2.
〈诗,古〉登,升;高耸

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,渴望渴望,有志于有志于,升升,高耸高耸,向往向往,有灵感的有灵感的
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Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
It seems to have eluded Wolf that ancient Chinese women might have aspired to something better than life as a concubine.
Wolf似乎在回避这样一个话题，中国古代妇女也许不想当妾，而是要追求更好的生活。
Wolf sì hū zài huí bì zhè yàng yī gè huà tí , zhōng guó gǔ dài fù nǚ yě xǔ bù xiǎng dāng qiè , ér shì yào zhuī qiú gèng hǎo de shēng huó 。
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2.
In truth, I aspired to be a businessman. And not the type that merely sold things for the sake of money, but sold inspiration.
事实上，我梦想着当个商人，不是那种只为臭钱而做买卖的商人，而是卖售梦想和激情之人。
shì shí shàng , wǒ mèng xiǎng zhe dāng gè shāng rén , bú shì nà zhǒng zhǐ wèi chòu qián ér zuò mǎi mài de shāng rén , ér shì mài shòu mèng xiǎng hé jī qíng zhī rén 。
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3.
Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night.
这么说来，六月里那个夜晚他所向往的不单单是天上的星斗了。
zhè me shuō lái , liù yuè lǐ nà ge yè wǎn tā suǒ xiàng wǎng de bù dān dān shì tiān shàng de xīng dǒu le 。
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4.
Second, she had always aspired to be a naturalist, or maybe a journalist, but the word "scientist" hadn't figured in her dreaming.
其次，她一直渴望能成为一名博物学家或者新闻记者，而现实的“科学家”头衔与她的梦想却相去甚远。
qí cì , tā yì zhí kě wàng néng chéng wéi yī míng bó wù xué jiā huò zhě xīn wén jì zhě , ér xiàn shí de " kē xué jiā " tóu xián yǔ tā de mèng xiǎng què xiāng qù shèn yuǎn 。
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5.
Later, he told me he had been a missionary in Tientsinbefore he "had aspired to become a Sinologist. "
后来他告诉我，“在想当汉学家之前，他在天津当过传教士。”
hòu lái tā gào su wǒ , " zài xiǎng dāng hàn xué jiā zhī qián , tā zài tiān jīn dāng guò chuán jiào shì 。 "
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6.
People who knew Obama in the early 1990s said he made it clear that he aspired to run for public office.
90年代熟识奥巴马的人们称，他明确地表示要投身公共事业。
jiǔ shí nián dài shú shi ào bā mǎ de rén men chēng , tā míng què de biǎo shì yào tóu shēn gōng gòng shì yè 。
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7.
For instance, I worked with one woman who, as a child, aspired to be a painter, but her parents told her she lacked artistic talent.
举一个例子，我曾经有一位女性同事，她在儿童时渴望成为一名画家，但她的父母却告诉她说她缺乏艺术才能。
jǔ yī gè lì zǐ , wǒ céng jīng yǒu yī wèi nǚ xìng tóng shì , tā zài ér tóng shí kě wàng chéng wéi yī míng huà jiā , dàn tā de fù mǔ què gào su tā shuō tā quē fá yì shù cái néng 。
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8.
As a kid, you aspired to be a doctor, astronaut or princess. But as you get older, the innocent "What do you want to be when you grow up? "
小时候，你有志成为一名医生、航天员或公主，但是随着年龄增长，你开始真正考虑这个过去天真的问题——你长大后希望成为什么。
xiǎo shí hòu , nǐ yǒu zhì chéng wéi yī míng yī shēng 、 háng tiān yuán huò gōng zhǔ , dàn shì suí zhe nián líng zēng zhǎng , nǐ kāi shǐ zhēn zhèng kǎo lǜ zhè ge guò qù tiān zhēn de wèn tí —— nǐ zhǎng dà hòu xī wàng chéng wèi shén me 。
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9.
A generation ago young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to be the next Oscar winner or celebrity pop star.
三十年前，年轻人都渴望成为律师或者医生。现在的年轻人则梦想成为下一位奥斯卡奖得主或成为流行歌星。
sān shí nián qián , nián qīng rén dōu kě wàng chéng wéi lǜ shī huò zhě yī shēng 。 xiàn zài de nián qīng rén zé mèng xiǎng chéng wéi xià yī wèi ào sī kǎ jiǎng dé zhǔ huò chéng wéi liú xíng gē xīng 。
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10.
Prior to joining the industry, I aspired to be a pre-school teacher and was already attending school to become one.
在入这行之前，我渴望成为一名幼儿园老师，并且准备好去学校当老师。
zài rù zhè háng zhī qián , wǒ kě wàng chéng wéi yī míng yòu ér yuán lǎo shī , bìng qiě zhǔn bèi hǎo qù xué xiào dāng lǎo shī 。
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