inspire
英 [ɪn'spaɪə]
美[ɪn'spaɪɚ]
- vt. 激发；鼓舞；启示；产生；使生灵感
英英释意
- 1. heighten or intensify;
- "These paintings exalt the imagination"
- 2. supply the inspiration for;
- "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
- 3. serve as the inciting cause of;
- "She prompted me to call my relatives"
- 4. urge on or encourage especially by shouts;
- "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
- 5. fill with revolutionary ideas
- 6. draw in (air);
- "Inhale deeply"
- "inhale the fresh mountain air"
- "The patient has trouble inspiring"
- "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"