Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4298
ambitious
有雄心的；有抱负的
Having or showing ambition; strongly desiring success, power, or distinction.
- 1.
Having or showing ambition; wanting a lot of power, honor, respect, superiority, or other distinction.
有雄心的；渴望获得权力、荣誉、尊重、优越或其他殊荣的。
- 2.
having a strong desire for success or achievement
对成功或成就强烈渴望的
- 3.
Very desirous.
非常渴望的；极想的。
- 4.
requiring full use of your abilities or resources
需要充分发挥能力或资源的
- 5.
Resulting from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition.
由雄心引起的；具有雄心特征的；表明雄心的。
- 6.
Hard to achieve.
难以达到的；难以实现的。
艰巨的；要求高的；难实现的；有雄心的；渴望获得权力、荣誉、尊重、优越或其他殊荣的。；对成功或成就强烈渴望的；非常渴望的；极想的。；需要充分发挥能力或资源的
In use
She is an ambitious young lawyer who aims to become a partner.
The company launched an ambitious plan to expand into new markets.
His ambitious goal of getting into a top university motivated him to study hard.
ambitious schedule
be ambitious to do sth
She is ambitious to become a CEO.
她雄心勃勃想成为首席执行官。
be ambitious for sth
强调对某事物的强烈渴望。
He is ambitious for power and wealth.
他渴望权力和财富。
ambitious in sth
Connections
Collocations
- ambitious goal
- 雄心勃勃的目标
- She set an ambitious goal to become a CEO by 30.她设定了一个雄心勃勃的目标，要在30岁前成为CEO。
- ambitious plan
- 宏伟的计划
- The government announced an ambitious plan to reduce carbon emissions.政府宣布了一项减少碳排放的宏伟计划。
- ambitious project
- 有挑战性的项目
- Building a bridge over the canyon is an ambitious project.在峡谷上建桥是一个有挑战性的项目。
- ambitious entrepreneur
- 有抱负的企业家
- An ambitious entrepreneur never stops looking for new opportunities.有抱负的企业家从不停止寻找新机会。
- ambitious target
- 高目标
- The company set an ambitious target to double its revenue in two years.公司设定了一个高目标，要在两年内将收入翻倍。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
am (我是) + bit (一点) + ious (多) → 我有多一点雄心。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 职业发展, 学业, 项目规划; note_zh: 该词在口语和书面语中均常见，无强烈语体倾向，但多用于积极描述个人志向或任务难度。
Grammar Note
常接不定式或介词 for，表示有雄心做某事或对某事物有抱负
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with stressed /ɪ/ before the ending (e.g., suspicious, delicious, judicious) rhyme with ambitious. Words like conscious, cautious, precious have different stressed vowels and are only spelling lookalikes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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