ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ adjective Learner's definition of AMBITIOUS
[more ambitious; most ambitious]
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: having ambition : having a desire to be successful, powerful, or famous有抱负的；渴望成功的 -
The company was created by two very ambitious young men in the early 1900s.公司是由两个非常有抱负的年轻人在20世纪初创立的。
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ambitious politicians/lawyers雄心勃勃的从政者/律师
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He was very ambitious for his children but not for himself. [=he wanted his children to be successful but he didn't feel the need to be successful himself]他望子成龙心切，但自身却没有雄心抱负。
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: not easily done or achieved : requiring or showing ambition费劲的；需要雄心的；表现出雄心的 -
This 500-page book is her most ambitious effort/project yet.这本500页的书是她迄今为止最具雄心的作品/工程。
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Your plans for the future are very ambitious.你对未来的计划很宏大。
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It was too ambitious a task for just one person.对一个人来说，这个任务太难了。
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ambitious goals雄心勃勃的目标
— ambitiousness
noun [noncount]