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something that you want to do or achieve very much 追求的目標；夙願 She had fulfilled her lifelong ambition. 她實現了自己一生的抱負。 His burning ambition was to study medicine. 他夢寐以求的是學醫。 political/artistic/career ambitions 政治/藝術/職業抱負 At last he had realized his life's ambition. 他最終實現了自己一生的夙願。 He had only one ambition in life. 他一生只有一個願望。 the country's nuclear ambitions (= plans to develop nuclear weapons) 該國的核野心 - ambition of being/doing something
She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能實現當名作家的夙願。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions. 這是一個有關嫉妒和事不如願的故事。 He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated. 他因爲願望受挫而感到惱怒不已。 the company's global ambitions 該公司欲在全球實現的目標 Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest. 她最大的目標是攀登珠穆朗瑪峰。
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；抱負 She was driven by personal ambition. 她被個人野心所驅使。 She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. 她很聰明，但卻缺乏遠大志向。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb1His friends would never describe him as a man of great ambition. 他的朋友永遠不會把他描述成一個有遠大抱負的人。 He was a young man with the ambition to succeed in his chosen career. 他是一個有志青年，一心想在自己選擇的事業上有所作爲。 She's a woman of driving ambition. 她是個一心想要出人頭地的女子。 He has no ambition. 他缺乏抱負。
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)’.