简单释义：

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n. 灵感；妙计；启发灵感的人（或事物）；使人产生动机的人（或事物）

网络 鼓舞；吸气；激励

变形：

复数：inspirations  

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完整释义：

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n.

1.启发,启示;灵感
2.鼓舞,激励,感化
3.鼓舞,鼓舞人心,鼓舞者
4.吸入
5.〔口语〕灵机,妙想
6.(上级的)指示,授意,鼓动
7.主意,锦囊妙计,绝妙的好主意
8.灌注
9.【宗教】神的启示;(诗人的)灵感
10.吸气;【机械工程】进气

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例句：

1. This was the Age of Enlightenment which looked to the classical world for its symbols of order, reason and inspiration.
   这是在启蒙时代，人们都遵循传统世界的秩序、动因和灵感。

2. Designers seem to be in the habit of draw inspiration from yellowed photos and black-and-white memory.
   一年胜似一年的复古风，创意人习惯于从回忆和旧照片里面寻找灵感。

3. On the show she teaches viewers some of her favorite recipes, incorporating inspiration from her Malaysian roots.
   在节目中，她向观众传授她最喜爱的菜谱，这些菜谱融入了马来西亚文化根源给她带来的灵感。

4. "The Straw Bale House" is one of those rare reference books that cross over to provide us with a healthy dose of inspiration.
   “稻草屋”是罕见的参考书跨越提供一个健康的剂量我们的启示之一。

5. And I also wanted to tell him how much his worked was loved and how many people saw it as an inspiration for their own works and lives.
   而且我还想亲口告诉他，他的作品是多么的受欢迎，许多人甚至把它当做自己工作和生活的一种激励。

6. Inspiration is in only a unique state of thinking, but a philosophical cognitive mode and a life philosophy a well.
   感悟不仅是思维的特殊状态，而且是一种哲学认知方式，是一种生命哲学。

7. Mutombo. This guy is an inspiration to his teammates, all the young guys on our team can learn a thing or two from this old warrior.
   对他的队友来说，这个家伙就是一种鼓舞和激励，球队里所有的年轻球员都能从这位老战士身上或多或少学到些东西。

8. Bill McKibben calls it "a powerful inspiration to citizens acting for environmental sanity. "
   BillMcKibben称之为“给那些为了一个正常环境而行动的人们的一个强有力的激励”。