inspire

• vt. 激发；鼓舞；启示；产生；使生灵感

in-,进入，使，-spir,呼吸，词源同respire,spirit.即吸入活力，吸收灵感，引申词义启发，鼓舞。

1. heighten or intensify;

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

2. supply the inspiration for;

"The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

3. serve as the inciting cause of;

"She prompted me to call my relatives"

4. urge on or encourage especially by shouts;

"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

5. fill with revolutionary ideas

6. draw in (air);

"Inhale deeply"

"inhale the fresh mountain air"

"The patient has trouble inspiring"

"The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

inspire

inspire: see spirit

inspire (v.)

mid-14c., enspiren, "to fill (the mind, heart, etc., with grace, etc.);" also "to prompt or induce (someone to do something)," from Old French enspirer (13c.), from Latin inspirare "inflame; blow into" (see inspiration), a loan-translation of Greek pnein in the Bible. General sense of "influence or animate with an idea or purpose" is from late 14c. Also sometimes used in literal sense in Middle English. Related: Inspired; inspires; inspiring.

encourage, inspire, excite, stimulate

这些动作均表"鼓励，激励"之意。

encourage： 指提高某人情绪，增强战胜困难，实现目标的信心和勇气。

inspire： 通常指鼓起勇气，充满信心和希望。

excite： 主要指某人的言行或其它外界因素使他人变得兴奋或感情冲动，多用被动态。

stimulate： 尤指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激，使人振作起来或增强做某事的信心和勇气。

touch, inspire, move

这些动词均有"感动，打动"之意。

touch： 主要用于表示怜悯或同情等场合，侧重感动。

inspire： 指激起勇气和信心，侧重鼓励，有时含"启发灵感"之意。

move与touch可换用，但语气强一些，运用范围广些。

But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr Jobs was the absolute loyalty he managed to inspire in customers.

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Our philosophy is to inspire kids at a young age to understand that engineering is a great career.

2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section A

Frederick's central idea, that stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Libotsky.

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It is the city that inspires the latest book from Peter Smith.

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A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression

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He was inspired by the way the wares were displayed.

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The personality ethic suggested it was one's attitude, not behavior, that inspired success, and this ethic was founded on a belief of positive mental attitude.

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We suspect they felt inspired and energised by his victory, so the stereotype threat wouldn't prove a distraction," says Friedman.

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Subjects were picked to inspire or entertain.

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After entering the business world, the author found his father's fishing advice inspiring.

2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读B 题设

An inspiring story sent to the magazine should be real and original.

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As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach announcing, "the highest honor goes to Cathy!" looking around, he continued, "Cathy has inspired us with her will and enthusiasm."

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Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.

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I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.

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I'm always inspired by things of beauty and harmony.

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In the following few days, the men and women helping rockaway recover inspired Natalie.

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Misery inspires a man to fight against his fate.

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Players should be highly inspired by coaches.

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Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny, or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety, but not articles that left them merely sad.

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Reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读A 选项

She hopes to inspire the jamaicans to lay down their weapons.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Since 1962 pacific science center has been inspiring a passion for discovery and lifelong learning in science, math and technology.

2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

Teachers inspire students' love for politics.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

The center offers programs designed to challenge and inspire with hands-on tasks and lots of fun.

2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world.

2014年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

The possibility that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore the outer space.

2018年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

Viewing childhood development as a scientific investigation throws light on how children learn, but it also offers an inspiring look at science and scientists.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（6月） 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

West said, "I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction."

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early Polynesians to Hawaii’s shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens.

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The actors inspired the kids with their enthusiasm.

演员以热情鼓舞着孩子们。

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The actors' enthusiasm inspired the kids.

演员们的热情鼓舞着孩子们。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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Her work didn't exactly inspire me with confidence .

她的工作并没有真正地使我产生信心。

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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。

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These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!...

这些香草会激发你去品尝各种异国风味的菜肴！

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Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause...

我们面临的挑战是如何调动那些选民的积极性并鼓励他们加入我们的事业。

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Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation of guitarists.

吉米·亨德里克斯启发了整整一代吉他演奏者。

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The book was inspired by a real person, namely Tamara de Treaux.

那本书的灵感源于一个真实人物,即塔玛拉·德特罗。

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...a political murder inspired by the same nationalist conflicts now wrecking the country.

正是由正在毁掉该国的民族主义冲突激发的一起政治谋杀

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The car's performance quickly inspires confidence.

该汽车的性能会很快唤起驾驶者的信心。

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History and culture inspire his works.

他的作品得益于历史和文化的启示.

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The main reason most candidates do not get the job is that they don't inspire confidence.

大多数面试者没能得到工作的主要原因就是他们没能使面试官对他们产生信心.

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You appreciate creativity and imagination that has the power to inspire , uplift, or amaze.

你欣赏具有精神鼓舞 、 提升力量的或让人惊奇的创造性和想象力.

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If I do, it might inspire other Iranian women, she says.

如果我成功了, 这也许会激励其它伊朗妇女.

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If he deemed a choice vintage on the wane this might inspire a rush to sell.

如果他认为某种精品佳酿的品质开始走下坡路,那将引发一场抛售狂潮.

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The life of Helen Keller has served to inspire thousands of people around the world.

海伦的生平事迹激励了全世界成千上万的人.

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Replaced with glass tile kitchen wall decoration, this decoration to many consumers want to inspire.

用玻璃取代瓷砖装修厨房墙面, 这给很多欲装修的消费者以启发.

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Good people share their vision with others and inspire others to achieve their goals.

善良的人分享他们的理想与他人和激励其他人实现他们的目标.

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It could be time to find a career that will inspire you.

如果这样的话,是时候转行了,找一份能够激励你的职业吧.

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How do we create sites that inspire that feeling?

我们如何创造网站,激发这种感觉?

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You may inspire others in application to work or bring about chaos through abusing your responsibility.

你也许能在工作方式上启发别人,也可能滥用职责,弄得一团糟.

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According the result of research, we will keep on innovating to inspire innovational energy of students.

根据调研结果, 继续深化教学改革,激发学生创新活力.

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