fill sb with the ability or urge to do, feel, etc. sth beyond his usual ability
Verb:
heighten or intensify;These paintings exalt the imagination
supply the inspiration for;The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
serve as the inciting cause of;She prompted me to call my relatives
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts;The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
fill with revolutionary ideasdraw in air;Inhale deeply
inhale the fresh mountain air
The patient has trouble inspiring
The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well
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。
14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的enspirer；最初源自拉丁语的inspirare，意为引导，诱导。
用作动词 v.
～+介词be inspired by受…的鼓舞inspire sb for〔to〕 efforts鼓舞某人作出努力inspire sth in sb 〔sb with sth 〕激发某人的某种情感
近义词 firecausearouseencourage反义词 killsuppressdiscourage
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.His speech inspired the crowd.他的演说鼓舞了群众。
He tried to inspire them to greater efforts.他试图鼓励他们作出更大的努力。
The officer's courage inspired confidence in his soldiers.那位军官的勇气激发了士兵的信心。
His wife inspired his first novel.他妻子激发了他写第一部小说的灵感。
You inspired me by playing the piano so beautifully.你弹奏的优美的钢琴曲激发了我的灵感。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +to- vWhat inspired him to give such a brilliant performance?什么使他能作出如此精彩的表演?
The memory of his mother inspired him to write his greatest poetry.他对母亲的怀念给了他灵感,从而创作出他最伟大的诗篇。
I was inspired to work harder by his example.他的榜样激励我更加努力工作。
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The sightinspiredhim with nostalgia.这景象激起了他的怀旧之情。
The failureinspiredhim to greater efforts.失败激发他作更大的努力。
You inspire me with admiration.你使我产生爱慕之心。
His best music wasinspiredby the memory of his mother.他最好的乐曲创作灵感来自怀念他的母亲。 He nowhere makes mention in his pages of the gracious influence of Woman as Inspirer and Consoler in the Battle of Life.
他从未提及在人生这一场战争中，女人担任激励者和安慰者会起到的积极作用。 yeeyan