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ambition

Word family 
am·bi·tion /æmˈbɪʃən/ ●●○ W3 noun
1  [countableC]WANT a strong desire to achieve something 追求，夙願，理想
an ambition to do something
She had always had an ambition to be a pilot.
她一直渴望當飛行員。
somebody’s ambitions of doing something
An injury ended his ambitions of becoming a professional footballer.
一次受傷使得他當職業足球員的理想落空了。
► see thesaurus at aim
2  [uncountableU]AMBITIOUS determination to be successful, rich, powerful etc 抱負，雄心；野心
He was young and full of ambition.
他年輕，而且雄心勃勃。
3  have no ambition to do something used when saying that you definitely do not want to do something 完全不想做某事
I have no ambition to go back there again.
我壓根兒不想再回那裏。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with ambition
You say that someone’s ambition is to do something:
His ambition is to become a doctor.
You can also say that someone has the ambition of doing something:
He has the ambition of becoming a doctor.
You can also say that someone has an ambition to do something. This pattern is often used when talking about the past:
He had always had an ambition to become a doctor.
 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
verbs
somebody’s ambition is to be/do something 某人的理想是…
My ambition was to be a journalist.
我的理想是當新聞記者。
have an ambition 有雄心
He had an ambition to be a top cello player.
他曾立志成爲最優秀的大提琴演奏家。
achieve/fulfil/realize your ambition (=do what you wanted to do) 實現自己的理想
It took her ten years to achieve her ambition.
她花了十年時間實現自己的理想。
nHe was prepared to go to any lengths to fulfil his ambition.
nI want to thank all those who made it possible for me to realize a lifetime’s ambition.
lack ambition/have no ambition 胸無大志
Many of the students lack ambition.
許多學生都胸無大志。
nurse/harbour/cherish an ambition (=have it for a long time, especially secretly) 心懷壯志
nHe had nursed an ambition to become a writer for many years.
frustrate/thwart somebody’s ambitions formal (=prevent someone from achieving them) 【正式】阻撓某人實現理想
nThe weather threatened to frustrate their ambitions.
nHer lifelong ambitions had been thwarted again and again.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ambition
somebody’s main ambition 某人最大的理想
What’s your main ambition in life?
你一生中最大的理想是什麽？
somebody’s great ambition 某人的偉大理想
He didn’t achieve his greatest ambition – to be Wimbledon Champion.
他沒有實現自己的偉大理想——成爲溫布爾登錦標賽冠軍。
a lifelong/long-held ambition (=one that you have had all your life) 終身追求
n It’s been her lifelong ambition to work with horses.
a personal ambition 個人志向
nCrossing the Sahara was a personal ambition of mine.
a secret ambition 内心深處的志向
nHis secret ambition was to become a pilot.
a burning/driving ambition (=a very strong ambition) 雄心壯志
nShe had a burning ambition to become a racing car driver.
career ambitions 事業抱負
nThe course is designed to help you achieve your career ambitions.
political/presidential ambitions 政治/當總統的抱負
nHis political ambitions were put on hold while he waited for a suitable opportunity.
phrases
somebody’s dreams and ambitions 某人的理想和抱負
He told her all about his dreams and ambitions.
他把自己的理想和抱負全部向她傾訴。
somebody’s lack of ambition 某人胸無大志
I was frustrated by their apparent lack of ambition.
他們明顯胸無大志，這讓我很懊喪。
be full of ambition 滿腹雄心
nShe was full of ambition when she joined the company.
Examples from the Corpus
ambition• Unfortunately, his skills and ambition have not yielded any meaningful understanding of the region.• Getting to the top hadn't been easy, in spite of his burning ambition and will to succeed.• She had early ambitions to be a marine biologist, and always claimed that lack of formal educational opportunity prevented her.• But I do think as long as you've got ambitions in life you can do anything you want.• But the shamelessness of her ambition was nothing compared with Farin a's.• Her ambition was to go to law school and become an attorney.• Earlier this year, he achieved his ambition of competing in the Olympic games.• But his ambition had its limits.• The words came over clearly but cautiously: Leslie Brent was denied his ambition to be a cook.• My teachers always told me that I lacked ambition, and would never get anywhere.• I hardly dared formulate my ambition to myself.• What can you do with a kid who has no ambition?• "Your problem, " said Arthur, "is that you have no ambition."• Eric wasn't particularly intelligent but he had plenty of ambition.• Kasich is thought to have grand political ambitions.• Yeltsin fumed at questions of whether the nuclear summit and surrounding meetings were tailored to his political ambitions.
an ambition to do something• By then fired by an ambition to go all the way, he turned professional.• Years later, his career reached a peak when he kissed Marlon Brando Have you always had an ambition to act?• Niki had an ambition to drive it perfectly.• I had arrived at Ullapool by bus in mid-afternoon, determined to satisfy an ambition to make a first visit to Lochinver.• It is always a dream of greatness, not simply an ambition to succeed.• Dayton is a young Gentleman of talents, with an ambition to exert them.
Origin ambition
(1300-1400) Latin ambitio, from ambire; → AMBIENT
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3185 COCA: 4283
ambition

noun¹

 1strong desire to be successful雄心ADJECTIVE | VERB + AMBITION | AMBITION + VERB ADJECTIVE➤driving, great, naked強烈的抱負；宏圖大志；赤裸裸的野心◇She's a woman of driving ambition.她是一個有遠大志向的女子。➤personal個人的抱負VERB + AMBITION➤have擁有抱負◇He has no ambition.他缺乏抱負。➤lack缺乏抱負AMBITION + VERB➤burn野心勃勃◇Ambition burned within her.她野心勃勃。
ambition

noun²

 2sth you very much want to have/do夙願ADJECTIVE | VERB + AMBITION ADJECTIVE➤big, burning, driving, great, high, main, ultimate (especially BrE) 大目標；熾熱的欲望；鍥而不捨的追求；偉大的目標；主要目標；終極目標◇Her biggest ambition was to climb Everest.她最大的目標是攀登珠穆朗瑪峰。➤lifelong, life's終生追求的目標；一生的夙願◇At last he had realized his life's ambition.他最終實現了自己一生的夙願。➤long-held, long-standing (both especially BrE) 長期懷有的目標；長期追求的目標➤grandiose, lofty不切實際的目標；崇高的目標▸➤modest (especially BrE) 不高的目標▸➤personal個人的夙願▸➤secret秘而不宣的目標▸➤youthful年輕人的追求▸➤frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled受挫的夙願；沒有實現的追求◇This is a tale of jealousy and thwarted ambitions.這是一個有關嫉妒和事不如願的故事。➤artistic, career, literary, political, presidential, social, sporting (BrE) 藝術上的追求；職業追求；文學抱負；政治抱負；競選總統的目標；社交追求；體育目標➤global, imperial, imperialist, nuclear, territorial全球目標；帝國的目標；帝國主義目標；核目標；擴張領土的欲望◇the company's global ambitions該公司欲在全球實現的目標VERB + AMBITION➤cherish, harbour/harbor, have, nurture (especially BrE) 心懷夙願；擁有追求目標；滋長強烈欲望◇He had only one ambition in life.他一生只有一個願望。➤abandon, give up放棄追求目標▸➤achieve, fulfil/fulfill, realize實現夙願➤limit限制對⋯的追求▸➤frustrate, thwart使願望受打擊；阻礙目標的實現◇He felt great resentment at having his ambition frustrated.他因為願望受挫而感到惱怒不已。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3185 COCA: 4283
ambition noun
⇨ ambition (a woman of driving ambition) ⇨ hope 2 (achieve your ambition)ambition

noun

ambition ♦︎ driveThese are both words for the desire to be successful and to achieve things. 這兩個詞均表示抱負、志向。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the ambition / drive to do / be sth◆personal ambition / drive◆to have / lack ambition / drive■ ambition [uncountable] the desire or determination to be successful, rich or powerful 野心；抱負；志向◆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。  see also ambition ⇨ hope noun 2 , ambitious ⇨ aggressive 2 ■ drive [uncountable] (approving) the strong desire to do things and to achieve sth; great energy 志向；幹勁；精力◆He'll do very well－he has tremendous drive.他會幹得很出色的－他幹勁沖天。◆He lacks the competitive drive he needs to succeed.他缺乏獲得成功所必需的鬥志。  see also drive ⇨ drive verb 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3185 COCA: 4283
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