Definition of aspiration in English:

aspiration

noun aspəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1usually aspirationsA hope or ambition of achieving something.
愿望，抱负
the needs and aspirations of the people
这些人的需要和抱负。
mass noun the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality
抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。
Example sentencesExamples
- Government and landlords tried to keep the lid on rising wages and changing social aspirations.
- It spoke of the hurt as well as the hopes and aspirations of an underclass.
- That should never be a reason for ignoring the rights and aspirations of any group of people.
- The team was well prepared and focussed and had genuine aspirations of bring home the cup.
- It amuses me that with all his literary aspirations he can't even spell his own surname.
- Until reality can catch up with aspirations, this emotional deprivation will continue.
- She works hard for the money, and she also has aspirations to move on up into management.
- It is always easy to achieve equality for the many if we keep our aspirations fairly low.
- As a consequence the works do not seem to have much relevance to the needs and aspirations of the local community.
- In my inauguration speech last year I expressed my hopes and aspirations for the year.
- The survey would not only be of the buildings, but of the attitudes and aspirations of the community.
- It is just that aspirations at the club have tended towards the more ambitious side.
- I'm afraid I will have to crush your dreams and creative aspirations, for your own good.
- More importantly, it reflects the lowering of all our aspirations and expectations.
- Each person has values, plans, aspirations, and feelings about how that life should go.
- Again, the bittersweet humour rested on aspirations never being truly realised.
- How do you harness the aspirations of your staff through career development opportunities?
- Keep in mind your summer job does not have to be directly related to your career aspirations.
- Most important of all it aims to return to us a human face, a set of wants and needs, of aspirations and desires.
- We must win the argument for the investment we require in order to realise our collective aspirations.
Synonyms
desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish
aim, ambition, expectation, inclination, objective, goal, target, end, object, dream
informal yen, itch
2Medicine
mass noun The action or process of drawing breath.
Example sentencesExamples
- These factors lead to either inhalation or aspiration of pathogens into the respiratory tract.
1. 2.1 The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity.
  〔医〕吸引（术）；（体液的）抽吸
  bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration
  Example sentencesExamples
  A 20-or 30-mL syringe should be used to provide optimal suction for aspiration.
  Samples of stomach fluids obtained by aspiration on three consecutive early mornings should be sent for microscopic examination.
  Ultrasonography or aspiration must be used to establish a definitive diagnosis.
  Fine needle aspiration guided by ultrasound was inadequate for diagnosis so a stereotactic core biopsy was performed.
  Imaging-guided aspiration of fluid collections is another diagnostic aid.
3Phonetics
mass noun The action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath.
发送气音
there is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s
Example sentencesExamples
- She goes on to note that both English and Chinese make use of aspiration in their consonantal systems.
- If voicing is delayed, the voiceless region at the beginning of the vowel is known as aspiration.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire).

Definition of aspiration in US English:

aspiration

nounˌaspəˈrāSH(ə)nˌæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1usually aspirationsA hope or ambition of achieving something.
愿望，抱负
the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality
抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。
he had nothing tangible to back up his literary aspirations
Example sentencesExamples
- More importantly, it reflects the lowering of all our aspirations and expectations.
- It is always easy to achieve equality for the many if we keep our aspirations fairly low.
- Until reality can catch up with aspirations, this emotional deprivation will continue.
- I'm afraid I will have to crush your dreams and creative aspirations, for your own good.
- She works hard for the money, and she also has aspirations to move on up into management.
- Keep in mind your summer job does not have to be directly related to your career aspirations.
- Each person has values, plans, aspirations, and feelings about how that life should go.
- The team was well prepared and focussed and had genuine aspirations of bring home the cup.
- It is just that aspirations at the club have tended towards the more ambitious side.
- As a consequence the works do not seem to have much relevance to the needs and aspirations of the local community.
- Most important of all it aims to return to us a human face, a set of wants and needs, of aspirations and desires.
- In my inauguration speech last year I expressed my hopes and aspirations for the year.
- Again, the bittersweet humour rested on aspirations never being truly realised.
- The survey would not only be of the buildings, but of the attitudes and aspirations of the community.
- It spoke of the hurt as well as the hopes and aspirations of an underclass.
- How do you harness the aspirations of your staff through career development opportunities?
- Government and landlords tried to keep the lid on rising wages and changing social aspirations.
- It amuses me that with all his literary aspirations he can't even spell his own surname.
- That should never be a reason for ignoring the rights and aspirations of any group of people.
- We must win the argument for the investment we require in order to realise our collective aspirations.
Synonyms
desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish
1. 1.1 The object of one's hope or ambition; a goal.
  fabrics and oriental rugs were my aspirations
  Example sentencesExamples
  Is it then, a goal, an aspiration, an objective?
  By then he had also begun his campaign to place the CIG on a firmer legal footing, an aspiration fulfilled early in his successor's term.
  There's no real concrete aspiration or goal as of yet.
  This has been an aspiration of our people since our independence.
  Being good at hand-to-hand combat was never an aspiration of his.
  ‘The continental day is my aspiration,’ he said.
  Therefore, attaining a higher education in colleges and universities has always been the main goal and aspiration of rural students.
  In Act I, the characters are given a goal or aspiration, and in Act II, the confrontation section, obstacles are created.
  But creating that kind of architecture is only possible for a client who really understands the aspiration.
  The entire history of artillery is marked by the aspiration of designers and developers to create ever more powerful systems.
  If the will to live exists, it may be deeply affected by core life issues, specifically questions of aspiration, goals, purposes and personal meaning.
  To executives, modeling a company's performance on its best-in-class competitor is an ambitious but attainable aspiration.
  If such a commitment is a valuable aspiration and one that our political community wants to facilitate, then we need to examine and remove impediments to such relationships.
  In the seventeenth century property ownership was the hallmark of the English aristocracy and the aspiration of the middling classes.
  In his view, avoiding ‘social dissension’ is more than a policy desideratum or a prudent aspiration.
  One-to-one marketing is a great aspiration.
  Such an aspiration required effort, discipline and intelligence.
  These days, marriage for life is a pleasant thought, a worthwhile aspiration and a goal to aim for, but that's all.
  It had never declared an aspiration to become anything it was not.
  Most companies see ‘zero defects’ as little more than a lofty aspiration.
2Medicine
The action or process of drawing breath.
Example sentencesExamples
- These factors lead to either inhalation or aspiration of pathogens into the respiratory tract.
1. 2.1 The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity.
  〔医〕吸引（术）；（体液的）抽吸
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fine needle aspiration guided by ultrasound was inadequate for diagnosis so a stereotactic core biopsy was performed.
  A 20-or 30-mL syringe should be used to provide optimal suction for aspiration.
  Ultrasonography or aspiration must be used to establish a definitive diagnosis.
  Samples of stomach fluids obtained by aspiration on three consecutive early mornings should be sent for microscopic examination.
  Imaging-guided aspiration of fluid collections is another diagnostic aid.
3Phonetics
The action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath.
发送气音
Example sentencesExamples
- If voicing is delayed, the voiceless region at the beginning of the vowel is known as aspiration.
- She goes on to note that both English and Chinese make use of aspiration in their consonantal systems.

Origin

Late Middle English (in aspiration (sense 3)): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire).

词汇	aspiration
释义	Definition of aspiration in English: aspiration noun aspəˈreɪʃ(ə)nˌæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1usually aspirationsA hope or ambition of achieving something. 愿望，抱负 the needs and aspirations of the people 这些人的需要和抱负。 mass noun the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality 抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。 Example sentencesExamples Government and landlords tried to keep the lid on rising wages and changing social aspirations. It spoke of the hurt as well as the hopes and aspirations of an underclass. That should never be a reason for ignoring the rights and aspirations of any group of people. The team was well prepared and focussed and had genuine aspirations of bring home the cup. It amuses me that with all his literary aspirations he can't even spell his own surname. Until reality can catch up with aspirations, this emotional deprivation will continue. She works hard for the money, and she also has aspirations to move on up into management. It is always easy to achieve equality for the many if we keep our aspirations fairly low. As a consequence the works do not seem to have much relevance to the needs and aspirations of the local community. In my inauguration speech last year I expressed my hopes and aspirations for the year. The survey would not only be of the buildings, but of the attitudes and aspirations of the community. It is just that aspirations at the club have tended towards the more ambitious side. I'm afraid I will have to crush your dreams and creative aspirations, for your own good. More importantly, it reflects the lowering of all our aspirations and expectations. Each person has values, plans, aspirations, and feelings about how that life should go. Again, the bittersweet humour rested on aspirations never being truly realised. How do you harness the aspirations of your staff through career development opportunities? Keep in mind your summer job does not have to be directly related to your career aspirations. Most important of all it aims to return to us a human face, a set of wants and needs, of aspirations and desires. We must win the argument for the investment we require in order to realise our collective aspirations. Synonyms desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish aim, ambition, expectation, inclination, objective, goal, target, end, object, dream informal yen, itch 2Medicine mass noun The action or process of drawing breath. Example sentencesExamples These factors lead to either inhalation or aspiration of pathogens into the respiratory tract. 2.1 The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity. 〔医〕吸引（术）；（体液的）抽吸 bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration Example sentencesExamples A 20-or 30-mL syringe should be used to provide optimal suction for aspiration. Samples of stomach fluids obtained by aspiration on three consecutive early mornings should be sent for microscopic examination. Ultrasonography or aspiration must be used to establish a definitive diagnosis. Fine needle aspiration guided by ultrasound was inadequate for diagnosis so a stereotactic core biopsy was performed. Imaging-guided aspiration of fluid collections is another diagnostic aid. 3Phonetics mass noun The action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath. 发送气音 there is no aspiration if the syllable begins with s Example sentencesExamples She goes on to note that both English and Chinese make use of aspiration in their consonantal systems. If voicing is delayed, the voiceless region at the beginning of the vowel is known as aspiration. Origin Late Middle English (in sense 3): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire). Definition of aspiration in US English: aspiration nounˌaspəˈrāSH(ə)nˌæspəˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1usually aspirationsA hope or ambition of achieving something. 愿望，抱负 the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality 抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。 he had nothing tangible to back up his literary aspirations Example sentencesExamples More importantly, it reflects the lowering of all our aspirations and expectations. It is always easy to achieve equality for the many if we keep our aspirations fairly low. Until reality can catch up with aspirations, this emotional deprivation will continue. I'm afraid I will have to crush your dreams and creative aspirations, for your own good. She works hard for the money, and she also has aspirations to move on up into management. Keep in mind your summer job does not have to be directly related to your career aspirations. Each person has values, plans, aspirations, and feelings about how that life should go. The team was well prepared and focussed and had genuine aspirations of bring home the cup. It is just that aspirations at the club have tended towards the more ambitious side. As a consequence the works do not seem to have much relevance to the needs and aspirations of the local community. Most important of all it aims to return to us a human face, a set of wants and needs, of aspirations and desires. In my inauguration speech last year I expressed my hopes and aspirations for the year. Again, the bittersweet humour rested on aspirations never being truly realised. The survey would not only be of the buildings, but of the attitudes and aspirations of the community. It spoke of the hurt as well as the hopes and aspirations of an underclass. How do you harness the aspirations of your staff through career development opportunities? Government and landlords tried to keep the lid on rising wages and changing social aspirations. It amuses me that with all his literary aspirations he can't even spell his own surname. That should never be a reason for ignoring the rights and aspirations of any group of people. We must win the argument for the investment we require in order to realise our collective aspirations. Synonyms desire, hope, longing, yearning, hankering, urge, wish 1.1 The object of one's hope or ambition; a goal. fabrics and oriental rugs were my aspirations Example sentencesExamples Is it then, a goal, an aspiration, an objective? By then he had also begun his campaign to place the CIG on a firmer legal footing, an aspiration fulfilled early in his successor's term. There's no real concrete aspiration or goal as of yet. This has been an aspiration of our people since our independence. Being good at hand-to-hand combat was never an aspiration of his. ‘The continental day is my aspiration,’ he said. Therefore, attaining a higher education in colleges and universities has always been the main goal and aspiration of rural students. In Act I, the characters are given a goal or aspiration, and in Act II, the confrontation section, obstacles are created. But creating that kind of architecture is only possible for a client who really understands the aspiration. The entire history of artillery is marked by the aspiration of designers and developers to create ever more powerful systems. If the will to live exists, it may be deeply affected by core life issues, specifically questions of aspiration, goals, purposes and personal meaning. To executives, modeling a company's performance on its best-in-class competitor is an ambitious but attainable aspiration. If such a commitment is a valuable aspiration and one that our political community wants to facilitate, then we need to examine and remove impediments to such relationships. In the seventeenth century property ownership was the hallmark of the English aristocracy and the aspiration of the middling classes. In his view, avoiding ‘social dissension’ is more than a policy desideratum or a prudent aspiration. One-to-one marketing is a great aspiration. Such an aspiration required effort, discipline and intelligence. These days, marriage for life is a pleasant thought, a worthwhile aspiration and a goal to aim for, but that's all. It had never declared an aspiration to become anything it was not. Most companies see ‘zero defects’ as little more than a lofty aspiration. 2Medicine The action or process of drawing breath. Example sentencesExamples These factors lead to either inhalation or aspiration of pathogens into the respiratory tract. 2.1 The action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity. 〔医〕吸引（术）；（体液的）抽吸 Example sentencesExamples Fine needle aspiration guided by ultrasound was inadequate for diagnosis so a stereotactic core biopsy was performed. A 20-or 30-mL syringe should be used to provide optimal suction for aspiration. Ultrasonography or aspiration must be used to establish a definitive diagnosis. Samples of stomach fluids obtained by aspiration on three consecutive early mornings should be sent for microscopic examination. Imaging-guided aspiration of fluid collections is another diagnostic aid. 3Phonetics The action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath. 发送气音 Example sentencesExamples If voicing is delayed, the voiceless region at the beginning of the vowel is known as aspiration. She goes on to note that both English and Chinese make use of aspiration in their consonantal systems. Origin Late Middle English (in aspiration (sense 3)): from Latin aspiratio(n-), from the verb aspirare (see aspire).
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