ambition

My first ambition as a child was to be in the circus.孩提时，我的第一个目标就是要进马戏团。

The wife of a famous poet, she had literary ambitions of her own. [=she wanted to be a writer too]作为著名诗人的夫人，她也有自己的文学梦。

He has ambitions for an acting career. = He has ambitions to become an actor. = His ambition is to be/become an actor.他的志向是成为演员。

She finally achieved/realized/fulfilled her life's ambition [=the thing she most wanted to do in her life] when she started her own business.她开创了自己的事业，终于实现了她的人生目标。

He lacked ambition and couldn't compete with the others.他胸无大志，无法与人竞争。

With her talent and fierce ambition [=her very strong desire to succeed], she became a very successful actress.她有天赋，雄心勃勃，最终成为了非常成功的演员。

I was tired and had no ambition [=initiative, energy], so I just spent the whole weekend watching TV.我累了，不想动，所以整个周末都在看电视。