am·bi·tious /æmˈbɪʃəs/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 AMBITIOUSdetermined to be successful, rich, powerful etc 有抱负的,有雄心的;野心勃勃的 Alfred was intensely ambitious, obsessed with the idea of becoming rich. 艾尔弗雷德雄心勃勃,一心想着发财。
ambitious for mothers who are highly ambitious for their children (=who want their children to be successful) 望子成龙的母亲
2 WANTan ambitious plan, idea etc shows a desire to do something good but difficult 〔计划、想法等〕宏大的,艰巨的 an ambitious engineering project 宏伟的工程项目
an over-ambitious health reform program 冒进的医疗改革计划
—ambitiously adverbadv
—ambitiousness noun [uncountableU]