aspiring

/əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈspaɪərɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈspī-riŋ/ (ame, mw)

aspiring — adjective

  • aspiringpositive
  • more aspiringcomparative
  • most aspiringsuperlative

1. used to describe someone who wants to become a successful actor, writer, doctor,

1.形容詞B2
釋義

used to describe someone who wants to become a successful actor, writer, doctor, or other kind of professional, and is working to achieve that goal.

例句

Nia, an aspiring chef, spends every Saturday at the farmers' market learning about fresh ingredients.

an aspiring chef

The library was full of aspiring writers attending a workshop on publishing their first novel.

aspiring writers

同義詞
  • would-be

    more informal, and can suggest the person has not yet taken action

  • hopeful

    focuses on the wish rather than the effort; common for young beginners

  • budding

    suggests natural talent that is just beginning to appear

文法句型

aspiring + [profession noun]

常見錯誤

❌She is aspiring to be a doctor.
✅She is an aspiring doctor.
💡'aspiring' as an adjective is used before a noun, not followed by 'to be'.
❌He is an aspiring lawyer who already passed the bar exam.
✅He is a newly qualified lawyer.
💡'aspiring' implies that the goal has not yet been reached.