| 词组 | aspiration |
| 释义 | aspiration Aspiration, says Bernstein 1965, takes toward or sometimes after. He is apparently talking about older literary, rather than modern, use. Aspiration is usually not used with a preposition now, except the expected of that shows whose aspirations are being talked about. When a preposition is used, it will most likely be for: • ... the aspirations of Alexander for the Bosporus — Times Literary Supp., 4 Jan. 1952 • ... those who have no power aspirations for themselves —Harry Levinson, Think, May-June 1967 • The natural aspiration for justice —The Autobiography of William Allen White, 1946 • ... designs and aspirations for national or social betterment—John Galsworthy, The Inn of Tranquility, 1912 • ... the aspiration of decent Americans for a just and lasting peace —Bruce Bliven, New Republic, 22 Nov. 1954 Of is used, followed by a gerund: • ... with logical aspirations of getting there —William H. Whyte, Jr., Is Anybody Listening?, 1952 • ... Oak Ridge's aspiration of becoming an ordinary place —Daniel Lang, New Yorker, 31 Oct. 1953 • We had aspirations of winning the NCAA championship this year —Wayne Vandenburg, quoted in Sports Illustrated, 15 July 1968 To may be used followed by either a noun or an infinitive: • ... wide-eyed aspirations to become a television star —Richard Corbin, The Teaching of Writing in Our Schools, 1966 • ... aspirations to objectivity —Times Literary Supp., 19 Feb. 1971 • ... the aspiration to touch the superlative in one's work —Oliver Wendell Holmes d. 1935, letter, 12 July 1921 Aspiration may be followed by a clause: • ... the aspiration that gainful activities should be socially serviceable —J. M. Clark, Yale Rev., Autumn 1953 Toward is also found: • The aspiration of America is still upward, toward a better job —Bernard DeVoto, The World of Fiction, 1950 |
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