亚洲网紅露点

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ambitious

[ am-bish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.:

    The school is known for its ambitious students.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. showing or caused by ambition or an earnest desire for achievement or distinction:

    This season saw an ambitious attempt to break the record for number of wins in a single season.

  3. strongly desirous; eager:

    It is common for children to be ambitious of love and approval.

  4. requiring exceptional effort, ability, etc.:

    The candidate is proposing an ambitious program for eliminating all slums.



ambitious

/ 忙尘藞产瑟蕛蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. having a strong desire for success or achievement; wanting power, money, etc
  2. necessitating extraordinary effort or ability

    an ambitious project

  3. often foll by of having a great desire (for something or to do something)
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 补尘藞产颈迟颈辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 补尘藞产颈迟颈辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 补尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍顎卆尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • non顎叢钩韭凡鳖僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • non顎叢钩韭凡鳖僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞顎卾别谤路补尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • o顎卾er路补尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • o顎卾er路补尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍顎卆尘路产颈顎僼颈辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un顎叢钩韭凡鳖僼颈辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • un顎叢钩韭凡鳖僼颈辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ambitious1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin 补尘产颈迟颈艒蝉耻蝉, equivalent to 补尘产颈迟颈(艒) ambition + -艒蝉耻蝉 -ous
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Synonym Study

Ambitious, aspiring, enterprising describe a person who wishes to rise above their present position or condition. The ambitious person wishes to attain worldly success, and puts forth effort toward this end: ambitious for social position. The enterprising person, interested especially in wealth, is characterized by energy and daring in undertaking projects. The aspiring person wishes to rise (mentally or spiritually) to a higher level or plane, or to attain some end above ordinary expectations.
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Elsewhere, Black Panther star Letitia Wright will appear in The Story, a new play by US writer Tracey Scott Wilson about an ambitious black journalist who defies her editor to pursue an incendiary lead.

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As Donald Trump approaches the 100 day mark of his ambitious second term in office, the news isn't looking very positive for presidency.

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Beyonc茅 is going back on tour 鈥 this time with her ambitious country project, 鈥淐owboy Carter.鈥

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Indonesia is on an ambitious mission to offer free meals to 80 million school children - but that hasn't exactly gone according to plan.

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Trump and Modi set an ambitious target to more than double bilateral trade to $500bn, as the two leaders announced a deal for India to import more from America, including oil and gas.

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