ambitious

英 [æmˈbɪʃəs]

美 [æmˈbɪʃəs]

adj.  有野心的; 有雄心的; 费力的; 耗资的; 耗时的

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.4298 / COCA.4287

牛津词典

adj.

• 有野心的；有雄心的
  determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.
  1. a fiercely ambitious young manager
     雄心勃勃的年轻经理
  2. They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful) .
     他们望子成龙心切。
• 费力的；耗资的；耗时的
  needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
  1. the government's ambitious plans for social reform
     政府耗资巨大的社会改革计划

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 有雄心的；有抱负的；有野心的
  Someone who isambitioushas a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful.
  1. Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all...
     克里斯踌躇满志，决心要将它都做完。
  2. He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
     他是个很有抱负的小伙子，想参加最高水平的比赛。
• ADJ-GRADED 规模宏大的；艰巨的
  Anambitiousidea or plan is on a large scale and needs a lot of work to be carried out successfully.
  1. The ambitious project was completed in only nine months...
     这个规模宏大的项目只用了9个月就完成了。
  2. Their goal was extraordinarily ambitious.
     他们的目标极其宏伟。

英英释义

adj

• having a strong desire for success or achievement
• requiring full use of your abilities or resources
  1. ambitious schedule
  2. performed the most challenging task without a mistake
  Synonym:challenging

双语例句

• Marcus was handsome, dynamic and ambitious.
  马库斯仪表堂堂，精力充沛且雄心勃勃。
• He was immensely ambitious but unable to conceive of winning power for himself.
  他雄心勃勃，但是想不出自己能如何赢得权力。
• He is energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious.
  他是精力充沛的，决定性的和乐观的，聪明的和雄心勃勃的。
• Diplomats now expect the mission to be much less ambitious.
  这一来外交官们估计这次任务会轻松很多。
• He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level.
  他是个很有抱负的小伙子，想参加最高水平的比赛。
• The Master's vision is so ambitious and brilliant that I suppose I can be forgiven a few doubts.
  主教的理想是如此野心勃勃和光辉灿烂，我认为主教会宽恕我对他的一点点怀疑。
• He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery.
  他雄心勃勃，而且很喜欢听别人的恭维话。
• Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all
  克里斯踌躇满志，决心要将它都做完。
• Nowadays it's acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn't then
  如今，女性胸怀大志也能被接受，但那时候不是这样。
• I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term
  我承认我有野心，但我不认为这是个贬义词。