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something that you want to do or achieve very much 追求的目标；夙愿 She had fulfilled her lifelong ambition. 她实现了自己一生的抱负。 His burning ambition was to study medicine. 他梦寐以求的是学医。 political/artistic/career ambitions 政治/艺术/职业抱负 At last he had realized his life's ambition. 他最终实现了自己一生的夙愿。 He had only one ambition in life. 他一生只有一个愿望。 the country's nuclear ambitions (= plans to develop nuclear weapons) 该国的核野心 - ambition of being/doing something
She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions. 这是一个有关嫉妒和事不如愿的故事。 He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated. 他因为愿望受挫而感到恼怒不已。 the company's global ambitions 该公司欲在全球实现的目标 Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest. 她最大的目标是攀登珠穆朗玛峰。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- burning
- driving
- …
- cherish
- harbour/harbor
- have
- …
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the desire or strength of mind to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. 野心；雄心；志向；抱负 She was driven by personal ambition. 她被个人野心所驱使。 She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. 她很聪明，但却缺乏远大志向。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1His friends would never describe him as a man of great ambition. 他的朋友永远不会把他描述成一个有远大抱负的人。 He was a young man with the ambition to succeed in his chosen career. 他是一个有志青年，一心想在自己选择的事业上有所作为。 She's a woman of driving ambition. 她是个一心想要出人头地的女子。 He has no ambition. 他缺乏抱负。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- driving
- great
- naked
- …
- have
- lack
- burn
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin ambitio(n-), from ambire ‘go around (canvassing for votes)’.