| 释义 |
inspire/inˈspaiə/v. tr. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) stimulate or arouse (a person) to esp. creative activity or moral fervour 激励；鼓励 inspired her to write 激励她去写作; inspired by God 受到上帝的激励 2a (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) animate (a person) with a feeling (用感情)激发(某人) b (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 into) instil (a feeling) into a person etc. (给某人等)注入(感情) c (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 in) create (a feeling) in a person 使(某人)产生(感情) 3 prompt; give rise to 引起；促成 the poem was inspired by the autumn 这首诗的创作灵感来自秋天 4 (as 作 inspired adj.)a (of a work of art etc.) as if prompted by or emanating from a supernatural source; characterized by inspiration (艺术作品等)凭灵感的；激励人的 an inspired speech 受灵感启发而发表的讲话 b (of a guess) intuitive but accurate (猜测)靠直觉但准确的 5 (also absol. [亦含宾]) breathe in (air etc.); inhale 吸入(空气等)；吸入 □ inspiratory /-rət(ə)ri/ adj.□ inspiredly /-ridli/ adv.□ inspirer n.□ inspiring adj.□ inspiringly adv.[Middle English via Old French inspirer from Latin inspirare ‘breathe in’ (as IN-2, spirare ‘breathe’)] |