ambitious
ambitious 英 [æmˈbɪʃəs] 美 [æmˈbɪʃəs]
adj. 野心勃勃的；有雄心的
a 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。
- Ambitious means wanting to succeed. If you want to climb Mount Everest, start your own business, and write a great philosophical treatise all before you are 30, then wow, you are really ambitious.
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- adj. 野心勃勃的；有雄心的
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1. a ambitious young manager
雄心勃勃的年轻经理
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2. They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).
他们望子成龙心切。
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3. the government's ambitious plans for social reform
政府耗资巨大的社会改革计划
- ambitious (adj.) late 14c., "craving, yearning, overambitious," from Latin ambitiosus "eager for public office, eager to win favor, ingratiating," from ambitio "a going around (to solicit votes)," noun of action from past participle stem of ambire "to go around, go about," from amb- "around" (from PIE root *ambhi- "around") + ire "go" (from PIE root *ei- "to go"). Meaning "springing from ambition" is from 1751. Related: Ambitiously; ambitiousness.
am·bi·tious / æmˈbɪʃəs ; NAmE æmˈbɪʃəs / adjective 1 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。 2 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 OPP unambitious ▶ am·bi·tious·ly / æmˈbɪʃəsli ; NAmE æmˈbɪʃəsli / adverb am·bi·tious / æmˈbɪʃəs ; NAmE æmˈbɪʃəs / am·bi·tious·ly / æmˈbɪʃəsli ; NAmE æmˈbɪʃəsli /
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