ambitious
/æmˈbɪʃəs/ (bre, ipa) · /æmˈbɪʃəs/ (ame, ipa) · /am-ˈbi-shəs/ (ame, mw)
ambitious — 形容詞
- ambitiouspositive
- more ambitiouscomparative
- most ambitioussuperlative
1. wanting very much to achieve important things in work or life, and to rise to a
有抱負
想在成就或地位上往上走
wanting very much to achieve important things in work or life, and to rise to a high level
Ravi is ambitious and hopes to lead the hospital one day.
瑪雅很有抱負，希望有一天能領導那家醫院。
be ambitious and hope to + verb
Even in high school, Daniel was ambitious about his future career.
丹尼爾高中時就很有抱負，對未來職涯想得很遠。
ambitious about + noun
Priya is ambitious enough to apply for jobs abroad.
普莉雅很有抱負，甚至申請了國外的工作。
The young lawyer stayed late because she was ambitious and eager to learn.
那位年輕律師因為很有抱負、又想多學一點，所以待到很晚。
Her older brother is ambitious and talks about starting his own company.
她哥哥很有抱負，常說想自己開公司。
- driven
stronger about constant energy and hard work
- determined
focuses on not giving up, not necessarily on status or success
- aspiring
often used for someone hoping to enter a career or field
- unambitious
direct opposite; lacking a wish to achieve more
- content
suggests being satisfied and not seeking a higher position
用法筆記
Usually used about people and their attitude to work or life. For plans, projects, or goals that are hard because they are large or demanding, use sense 2.
常見錯誤
2. planned on a very large scale, so it will take a lot of skill, time, or money to
宏大的
規模大且完成不易
planned on a very large scale, so it will take a lot of skill, time, or money to carry out well
Building a new subway line in two years is ambitious.
兩年內蓋一條新地鐵線，這個計畫很宏大。
project judged difficult because of scale
The mayor presented an ambitious plan to clean every river.
市長提出一項宏大的計畫，要清理每一條河流。
ambitious + plan
For a village school, adding six science labs was ambitious.
對一所鄉村學校來說，加設六間科學實驗室是很宏大的事。
Their ambitious museum project needs more time and public money.
他們那個宏大的博物館計畫，需要更多時間和公共資金。
The goal was ambitious, but the team nearly reached it.
這個目標很宏大，但團隊差一點就達成了。
- bold
suggests confidence and willingness to take risks
- demanding
emphasizes the effort needed more than the size of the goal
- far-reaching
focuses on wide effect or scope
- modest
smaller and easier in scale
- small-scale
limited in size or reach
用法筆記
Common with nouns like plan, project, goal, and programme. Unlike sense 1, it does not describe a person's wish for success, but the size and difficulty of what is being attempted.