aspiration
/ˌæspəˈreɪʃən/noun
1
- （一般作aspirations）a hope or ambition of achieving something愿望, 抱负：
the needs and aspirations of the people
这些人的需要和抱负
mass noun the yawning gulf between aspiration and reality.
抱负与现实之间的鸿沟。
2
- mass noun the action of pronouncing a sound with an exhalation of breath发送气音。
3
- mass noun Medicine the action of drawing fluid by suction from a vessel or cavity【医】吸引（术）; （体液的）抽吸。
派生词
aspirational
adjective （限义项1）词源
late Middle English (in sense 2)： from Latin aspiratio（n-）， from the verb aspirare （see ASPIRE）.