ambitious

adjective

/æmˈbɪʃəs/

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determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.
- a fiercely ambitious young manager
- They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).
Extra Examples
- I am very ambitious. Nothing means more to me than winning.
- I'm not ambitious enough to try for the top.
- I've never been particularly ambitious.
- She's a great student—dedicated, hardworking and ambitious.
- The students are all ambitious to do well.
Topics Successb1, Personal qualitiesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- for
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needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed
- the government’s ambitious plans for social reform
- Jogging every morning? That’s very ambitious, isn’t it?
- Several interns will be working on three ambitious new projects.
Extra Examples
- Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious.
- The book is ambitious in scope.
Topics Difficulty and failureb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- in
See full entry

opposite unambitious

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.

单词	ambitious
释义	ambitious adjective /æmˈbɪʃəs/ /æmˈbɪʃəs/ jump to other results determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. a fiercely ambitious young manager They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful). Extra Examples I am very ambitious. Nothing means more to me than winning. I'm not ambitious enough to try for the top. I've never been particularly ambitious. She's a great student—dedicated, hardworking and ambitious. The students are all ambitious to do well. Topics Successb1, Personal qualitiesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … preposition for See full entry needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed the government’s ambitious plans for social reform Jogging every morning? That’s very ambitious, isn’t it? Several interns will be working on three ambitious new projects. Extra Examples Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious. The book is ambitious in scope. Topics Difficulty and failureb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb extremely fairly very … preposition in See full entry opposite unambitious Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ambitieux or Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio, from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.
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