v.  追求，渴望，有志于

• aspiration

  n.  强烈愿望；志向，抱负 ≈ ambition

• aspiring

  a.  有抱负的，有志向的

• aspirational 

  a.  渴望成功的；有抱负的

  a.  令人渴望的，令人梦寐以求的

• aspire to do sth  渴望做某事

• a high level of political aspiration 

  崇高的政治抱负

• That was as it should be: kitchens were for servants, and the aspiring middle classes wanted nothing to do with them.

  有抱负的中产阶级

• But there is also a place in a young life for noble purposes that include a dedication to the broader society, a love of country and an aspiration to make their own leadership contributions.

  胸怀大志要成为领袖，以此做出贡献

• Technology is becoming bigger and more aspirational, and penetrating almost every aspect of our lives. 科技越来越强大，越来越野心勃勃，渗透到我们生活中的方方面面。

• And if you ask low-income people what’s the one thing that will change their life, they’ll say “a full-time job”. That’s all they aspire to. 唯一所期望的

• At that time, all serious artists aspired to go to Rome.

  那时，所有严肃的艺术家都渴望去罗马。

• Rice aspired to go to college.

  赖斯渴望上大学。