have a strong desire to achieve or become sth
Aspiredst for the everlasting Crowne.
出自: R. Lovelace
Ye powers of truth, that bid my soul aspire.
出自: Goldsmith
He who aspires at the character of a good man.
出自: V. Knox
It is no wonder that human beings aspire after a standard pronunciation which will reduce as far as possible the chances of misunderstanding.
出自: R. Lynd
We Americans have long aspired to the glories of freedom while we compromised with prejudice and servitude.
出自: M. L. King
He aspired to be a Rhodes Scholar, and thus had to be an all-around man.
出自:New York Review of Books