low 低 slow 慢

lax 松的 lack 缺乏 slack 松弛的；淡季，蕭條(期)

slim 苗條 line 線

snore打鼾 sneeze打噴嚏 nose 鼻子

melt熔化 smelt 熔煉

aspire spir=breath 呼吸 spir pore exhale hole
To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom.
To strive toward an end: aspiring to great knowledge.
vi.追求,有抱負(fù), 有雄心,立志, 熱望 渴求, 渴望(to, after)

例句：
The boy aspired to become an engineer.
這男孩渴望成為工程師。
As a model, Monroe always aspired to an acting career.
當(dāng)模特兒時(shí),夢(mèng)露渴望演員生涯。

aspiration
Expulsion of breath in speech.
Linguistics. The pronunciation of a consonant with an aspirate. A speech sound produced with an aspirate.
The act of breathing in; inhalation.
Medicine. The process of removing fluids or gases from the body with a suction device.
A strong desire for high achievement. An object of such desire; an ambition.
n. 渴望；抱負(fù)；呼氣；【醫(yī)】吸引術(shù)

conspire
To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
To join or act together; combine
To plan or plot secretly.
v. 共謀；協(xié)力；陰謀策劃

例句：
People always conspire to keep the truth from me.
人們總是串通一氣不把真情告訴我。
A group of men were charged with conspiring against the government.
一伙人被指控密謀推翻政府。

expire
To come to an end; terminate: My membership in the club has expired.
To breathe one's last breath; die: The patient expired early this morning.
To exhale; breathe out.
To breathe (something) out.
Archaic. To give (something) off.
vi. 期滿；終止；死亡；呼氣
vt. 呼出（空氣）

例句：
My lease will expire on September 30th of this year.
我的租約今年九月三十日到期。

inspire
To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.
To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus. To affect or touch: The falling leaves inspired her with sadness.
To draw forth; elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect.
To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations.
To draw in (air) by inhaling.
Archaic. To breathe on. To breathe life into.
To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example.
To inhale.
vt.
1. 吸[進(jìn)]氣, 注入, 灌注[輸]; 賜給靈感
2. 鼓舞[勵(lì)], 激起, 啟發(fā)
3. 引起, 產(chǎn)生
vi.
1. 吸入空氣
2. 賦予靈感

例句：
His encouraging remarks inspired confidence in me.
他的一番鼓勵(lì)激起了我的信心。
The beautiful scenery inspired the composer.
美麗的景色使作曲家靈思泉涌。

perspire
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
To expel through external pores; exude.
vi. 流汗；分泌；滲出
vt. 使流汗；分泌出

例句：
The first thing he noticed was that he was perspiring.
他注意到的第一件事是他正在出汗。

transpire trans- "through"
To give off (vapor containing waste products) through the pores of the skin or the stomata of plant tissue.
To become known; come to light.
Usage Problem. To come about; happen or occur.
To give off vapor containing waste products, as through animal or plant pores.
vi. 蒸發(fā)；泄露;被人知道
vt. 使蒸發(fā)；使排出

例句：
It finally transpired the chairman had changed his mind.
最后得知主席改變了主意。