(单词翻译:单击)
low 低 slow 慢
lax 松的 lack 缺乏 slack 松弛的;淡季,萧条(期)
slim 苗条 line 线
snore打鼾 sneeze打喷嚏 nose 鼻子
melt熔化 smelt 熔炼
aspire spir=breath 呼吸 spir pore exhale hole
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.
To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.
vi.追求,有抱负, 有雄心,立志, 热望 渴求, 渴望(to, after)
例句:
The boy aspired to become an engineer.
这男孩渴望成为工程师。
As a model, Monroe always aspired to an acting career.
当模特儿时,梦露渴望演员生涯。
aspiration
Expulsion of breath in speech.
Linguistics. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.
The act of breathing in; inhalation.
Medicine. The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.
A strong desire for high achievement. An object of such desire; an ambition.
n. 渴望;抱负;呼气;【医】吸引术
conspire
To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
To join or act together; combine
To plan or plot secretly.
v. 共谋;协力;阴谋策划
例句:
People always conspire to keep the truth from me.
人们总是串通一气不把真情告诉我。
A group of men were charged with conspiring against the government.
一伙人被指控密谋推翻政府。
expire
To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.
To breathe one's last breath; die: The patient expired early this morning.
To exhale; breathe out.
To breathe (something) out.
Archaic. To give (something) off.
vi. 期满;终止;死亡;呼气
vt. 呼出(空气)
例句:
My lease will expire on September 30th of this year.
我的租约今年九月三十日到期。
inspire
To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.
To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus. To affect or touch: The falling leaves inspired her with sadness.
To draw forth; elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect.
To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations.
To draw in (air) by inhaling.
Archaic. To breathe on. To breathe life into.
To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example.
To inhale.
vt.
1. 吸[进]气, 注入, 灌注[输]; 赐给灵感
2. 鼓舞[励], 激起, 启发
3. 引起, 产生
vi.
1. 吸入空气
2. 赋予灵感
例句:
His encouraging remarks inspired confidence in me.
他的一番鼓励激起了我的信心。
The beautiful scenery inspired the composer.
美丽的景色使作曲家灵思泉涌。
perspire
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
To expel through external pores; exude.
vi. 流汗;分泌;渗出
vt. 使流汗;分泌出
例句:
The first thing he noticed was that he was perspiring.
他注意到的第一件事是他正在出汗。
transpire trans- "through"
To give off (vapor containing waste products) through the pores of the skin or the stomata of plant tissue.
To become known; come to light.
Usage Problem. To come about; happen or occur.
To give off vapor containing waste products, as through animal or plant pores.
vi. 蒸发;泄露;被人知道
vt. 使蒸发;使排出
例句:
It finally transpired the chairman had changed his mind.
最后得知主席改变了主意。