ambitious
US: /æmˈbɪʃəs/
UK: /æmbˈɪʃəs/
UK: /æmbˈɪʃəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
ambitious /æm'biʃəs/
- tính từ
- có nhiều hoài bão, có nhiều khát vọng
- có nhiều tham vọng
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc: a fiercely ambitious young manager + They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful).
2 needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed: the government's ambitious plans for social reform + Jogging every morning? That's very ambitious, isn't it?
Antonym: UNAMBITIOUS
ambitiously adverb
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 aspiring, hopeful; enthusiastic:
My son, I am just as ambitious for you as you are for yourself.
2 energetic, enterprising, vigorous, zealous, enthusiastic, eager:
We prefer ambitious young people to those who are seeking a sinecure.
3 greedy, avaricious, overzealous, overambitious, Colloq pushy, yuppy:
Howard is a trifle too ambitious, expecting to be department head after only one year.
Collocation dictionary
1 determined to be successful
VERBS
be, seem
ADV.
extremely, highly, very
He is a highly ambitious politician.
| socially
PREP.
for
She is very ambitious for her four children.
2 difficult to achieve
VERBS
be, seem
ADV.
extremely, hugely, very | rather | overly
Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious.
Concise English dictionary
-ʃəs
adj.
+having a strong desire for success or achievement
+requiring full use of your abilities or resources
