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单词 ambition
释义
ambition
noun
uk
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/us
/æmˈbɪʃ.ən/
B1[C]
astrongwishtoachievesomething:
抱负；志向；雄心；野心
[+ to infinitive]His ambition isultimatelytorunhis ownbusiness.他的抱负是最终能够经营自己的公司。
He has alreadyachievedhismainambition inlife- tobecomewealthy.他已经实现了他人生最大的志向——发财致富。
politicalambitions政治抱负
Shedoubtswhether she'lleverbeabletofulfilher ambition.究竟是否能够实现自己的理想，她没有把握。
I've always had aburning(= verygreat)ambition to be afilmdirector.我一直有一个远大的志向，那就是做电影导演。
After hisheartattack, heabandonedhis ambitiontobecomeprimeminister.他心脏病发作以后，就放弃了要当首相的勃勃雄心。
Synonyms
aim(INTENTION)
aspiration(HOPE)
dream(HOPE)
goal(AIM)
hope
intentformalorspecialized
intention
object(PURPOSE)
objective
target(AIM)
B2[U]
astrongwishto besuccessful,powerful,rich, etc.:
抱负；志向；雄心；野心
She has a lot of ambition.她很有抱负。
More examples
  • Her ambition anddoggeddeterminationensuredthat sheroseto thetopof herprofession.
  • We arelookingfor someone withdriveand ambition.
  • Driving ambition is what mostgreatleadershave incommon.
  • Being here is thefulfilmentof alifelongambition.
  • Shefinallyachievedher ambition tovisitSouthAmerica.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Goals and purposes
  • affordance
  • avail
  • cause
  • dedicated
  • deflect
  • deliverable
  • dream
  • end
  • key performance indicator
  • KPI
  • moonshot
  • objective
  • point
  • poodle
  • target
  • thought
  • towards
  • unfocused
  • use
  • utility
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(Definition ofambitionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ambition| American Dictionary

ambition
noun[C/U]
us
/æmˈbɪʃ·ən/
astrongdesireforsuccess,achievement,power, orwealth:
[C]Hispresidentialambitions werefrustratedin the 1980s.
[U]No oneeveraccusedhim oflackingambition.
(Definition ofambitionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ambition| Business English

ambition
noun
uk
/æmˈbɪʃən/us
[C]
astrongwishtoachieveaparticularthing:
ambition to do sthAfter hisheartattack, heabandonedhis ambition tobecomeCEO.
achieve/fulfil/realize your ambitionHe has alreadyachievedhismainambition inlife- tobecomerich.
ultimate/long-term ambitionHerultimateambition is torunher ownbusiness.
careerambitions.
political/personal/artisticambitions
[U]
astrongwishto besuccessful:
She's got a lot of ambition.
Ifelthelackedthe ambition tosucceedin showbusiness.
(Definition ofambitionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofambition

ambition
To this end, in this article, we identify the main research motivations and ambitions behind work in the field.
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The personalities, ambitions, actions and ideas of the latter, in turn, contribute to shape the profiles of the parties and decisively affect their performance.
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The thematic links, however, betray some of the ambitions of anthro-literary writing.
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Plain good fortune had presented him with just the sort of connections he needed to match his sizeable ambitions.
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The army was pulled between the ambitions and goals of rival leaders.
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During the 1960s and early 1970s, government raised policy ambitions.
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Bonds to partisan groups or personal career ambitions may interfere with the political mandate.
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Given the ambitions held for it by its initiators, failure is little surprise.
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The 1997 survey included questions on employment and resources, and on plans and ambitions across a range of areas of personal and family life.
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Party-political, factional and personal ambitions were also very much in evidence in the list of issues that influenced the final shape the border would take.
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Given the similarity of constructivist ambitions, there may be fruitful connections to exploit between these two programs.
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In fact, modern history is full of examples that show how politicians, to divide people and realize their own selfish ambitions, have exploited this hostility.
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At least some zemstva also nurtured ambitions to profit from international trade and to compete with the state for the privilege of taxing grain exports.
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As used by junior scholars, acknowledgments mark an effort to enter the academic world, their expectations and ambitions.
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Furthermore, the trend mainly consists of families without immediate ambitions of entering national politics.
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Collocationswithambition

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artistic ambition
However, since the next paragraph again shows, this de-spatialisation nevertheless led to the birth of a newartisticambition.
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career ambition
The report focuses on the comparison betweencareerambitionand eventual destination, presenting this in the framework of career identities.
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lack of ambition
Its lack of imagination andlackofambitionare amazing.
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