aspire to something
phrasal verb with aspire verb uk/əˈspaɪər/ us/əˈspaɪr/
C2 追求;渴望;有志于
to have a strong wish or hope to do or have something
Few people who aspire to fame ever achieve it. 追求显达名声的人很少能如愿以偿。
[ + to infinitive ] As a child, he aspired to be a great writer. 孩提时他渴望成为一名伟大的作家。
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- She has the kind of lifestyle most of us aspire to.
- The majority of people don't aspire to greatness - they just want to be normal.
- From a young age, he aspired to be an Olympic medal winner.
- He quickly reached standards of musicianship that the rest of us can only aspire to.
- She's just a young soap opera actress but she aspires to great Hollywood roles.