ambitious
adjective /æmˈbɪʃəs/
/æmˈbɪʃəs/
- determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.
有野心的；有雄心的 - a fiercely ambitious young manager
雄心勃勃的年轻经理 - They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).
他们望子成龙心切。
Topics Successb1, Personal qualitiesb1- I am very ambitious. Nothing means more to me than winning.
我很有野心。对我来说，没有什么比赢更重要了。 - I'm not ambitious enough to try for the top.
我没有足够的野心去争取高层。 - I've never been particularly ambitious.
我从来没有特别有野心。 - She's a great student—dedicated, hardworking and ambitious.
她是个优秀的学生－专心、勤奋，而且有抱负。 - The students are all ambitious to do well.
学生们都雄心勃勃要做好。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- for
- a fiercely ambitious young manager
- needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
费力的；耗资的；耗时的 - the government’s ambitious plans for social reform
政府耗资巨大的社会改革计划 - Jogging every morning? That’s very ambitious, isn’t it?
每天早上慢跑？那很有野心，不是吗？ - Several interns will be working on three ambitious new projects.
几名实习生将在三个雄心勃勃的新项目上工作。
Topics Difficulty and failureb2- Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious.
第 2、3 阶段的要求似乎太高了。 - The book is ambitious in scope.
这本书涉及的内容太多。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- in
opposite unambitious - the government’s ambitious plans for social reform
词源late Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.