1. | [c] 追求的目标;夙愿something that you want to do or achieve very much |
It had been her lifelong ambition . 这是她终身追求的目标。 | |
political/literary/sporting ambitions 政治抱负;文学夙愿;运动目标 | |
She never achieved her ambition of becoming a famous writer. 她一直未能实现当名作家的夙愿。 | |
His burning ambition was to study medicine. 他梦寐以求的是学医。 |
2. | [u] 野心;雄心;志向;抱负the desire or determination to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. |
motivated by personal ambition 为个人野心所驱使 | |
She was intelligent but suffered from a lack of ambition. 她很聪明,但却缺乏远大志向。 |