学个词Learn a Word 第602期 Inspire

今天我们要学的词是inspire。 Inspire, 是激励、鼓舞的意思。 "His speech inspired his supporters," 他的讲话让支持者们深受鼓舞。一个年仅16岁的日本女孩跟一个日本职业棒球队签了约。 "She said she was inspired by Boston Red Sox pitcher¹ Tim Wakefield," 她说，自己是受到了波士顿红袜队投球手蒂姆.韦克菲尔德的影响。很多人都说， "Obama's election will inspire African-Americans and immigrants, especially kids, to new dreams," 奥巴马参选能让非洲裔和移民受到激励，特别是孩子，让他们去追求新的梦想。好的，今天我们学习的词是inspire...

 

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n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。