in·spire
verb/ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/
/ɪnˈspaɪər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inspire | /ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/ /ɪnˈspaɪər/ |
| he / she / it inspires | /ɪnˈspaɪəz/ /ɪnˈspaɪərz/ |
| past simple inspired | /ɪnˈspaɪəd/ /ɪnˈspaɪərd/ |
| past participle inspired | /ɪnˈspaɪəd/ /ɪnˈspaɪərd/ |
| -ing form inspiring | /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ |
- to give somebody the desire, confidence or enthusiasm to do something well
激励；鼓舞 - inspire somebody The actors' enthusiasm inspired the kids.
演员们的热情鼓舞着孩子们。 - inspire somebody with something The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.
演员以热情鼓舞着孩子们。 - inspire somebody to something His superb play inspired the team to a thrilling 5–0 win.
他的出色表现使球队士气大振，以 5:0 大获全胜。 - inspire somebody to do something By visiting schools, the actors hope to inspire children to put on their own productions.
演员希望通过访问学校鼓励孩子们演出自己的作品。
Extra Examples- The director inspired everybody on the project.
导演激励了这个项目的每个人。 - As a teacher, she has inspired generations of students.
作为一名教师，她激励了一代又一代的学生。 - She was inspired to write the song following the birth of her daughter.
她在女儿出生后受到启发写下了这首歌。
- inspire somebody The actors' enthusiasm inspired the kids.
- inspire something to give somebody the idea for something, especially something artistic or that shows imagination
赋予灵感；引起联想；启发思考 - The choice of decor was inspired by a trip to India.
选用这种装饰格调是从一次印度之行中得到的启发。 - His tragic story later inspired a Hollywood film.
他的悲惨故事后来成为了一部好莱坞电影的灵感来源。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb2, Artb2- His paintings were clearly inspired by Monet’s work.
他的画作显然受到莫奈作品的启发。 - It was this trip that helped to inspire his interest in Eastern thought.
正是这次旅行激发了他对东方思想的兴趣。
- The choice of decor was inspired by a trip to India.
- to make somebody have a particular feeling or emotion
使产生（感觉或情感） - Henry did not inspire confidence as a figure of authority.
亨利没有给人身为一个权威人物的感觉。 - inspire somebody with something Her work didn't exactly inspire me with confidence.
她的工作让我对她没什么信心。 - inspire something in somebody As a general, he inspired great loyalty in his troops.
作为一位将军，他得到了部队的精诚效忠。
Extra Examples- The council's record in this area inspires little respect.
该委员会在这方面的记录并没有引起多少尊重。 - She is a young woman who inspires trust in everyone she meets.
她是一位年轻女性，她遇到的每个人都对她充满信任。
- Henry did not inspire confidence as a figure of authority.
Word OriginMiddle English enspire, from Old French inspirer, from Latin inspirare ‘breathe or blow into’ from in- ‘into’ + spirare ‘breathe’. The word was originally used of a divine or supernatural being, in the sense ‘impart a truth or idea to someone’.