单词 | ambitious |
释义 | ambitious ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ adjective B2 having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich: » an ambitious young lawyer» He's very ambitious for his children (= he wants them to be successful).Thesaurus+: ↑Wanting things , ↑Hoping and hopefulnessB2 If a plan or idea is ambitious, it needs a great amount of skill and effort to be successful or be achieved: » She has some ambitious plans for her business.» The government has announced an ambitious plan to modernize the railway network.» The original completion date was over-ambitious, so we have had to delay the opening.Thesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understandambitiously /-li/ adverbThesaurus+: ↑Complicated and difficult to do , ↑Difficult to understand • • • Extra Examples:» She's very ambitious but I doubt she'll ever make it to the top.» He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.» The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.» We're all ambitious - it seems to run in the family.» Robert is a self-centred, ambitious, and bigoted man. |
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