| 单词 | ambitious |
| 释义 | ambitious (æmbɪʃəs ) 1. adjective B2 Someone who is ambitious has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. Chris is so ambitious, so determined to do it all. He's a very ambitious lad and he wants to play at the highest level. Synonyms: enterprising, spirited, keen, active 2. adjective B2 An ambitious idea or plan is on a large scale and needs a lot of work to be carried out successfully. The ambitious project was completed in only nine months. Their goal was extraordinarily ambitious. Synonyms: demanding, trying, hard, taxing ambitiously graded adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADVERB adjective] Its trade and industrial policies should be used more ambitiously. He is working on his life story, ambitiously planned as a 50-volume work. Collocations: ambitious attempt It had been an ambitious attempt - a sighter, perhaps, given the conditions - and it caught on the wind, falling short and wide of the posts. Times,Sunday Times And she's back to prove it, starting by following one couple's ambitious attempt to construct a prefab garden studio. The Sun A sprawling mess, but still a visually dazzling and ambitious attempt to 'film the unfilmable'. Times, Sunday Times A government-developed prototype will mark the most ambitious attempt yet to bring computers to the developing world. Times, Sunday Times But, at the moment, that supremely ambitious attempt seems likely to be overtaken by the markets' justified concerns that the latest deal marks no real advance. Times, Sunday Times It signalled the launch of an ambitious campaign in four main stages, the sources said. Times, Sunday Times If successful, this ambitious campaign would lower animal extinction rates, help maintain food and drinking supplies, and contribute to efforts aimed at preventing global temperature rise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It committed to an ambitious campaign of appeals to corporations, foundations, and individuals and a calendar of community events to recruit workers and raise funds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He gathered information through an ambitious campaign of questionnaires published in newspapers and through word of mouth, in an era of unreliable communication. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But his ambitious effort from almost 30 yards flew well over. The Sun The report called for an ambitious effort to rein in borrowing. Times, Sunday Times This ambitious effort involves historic preservation, interpretive exhibits, and a new public facility. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The museums traveling evolution exhibit may be among the most ambitious efforts to bridge the science-faith divide. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, more ambitious efforts to expand the tripartite system resulted in new taxonomic systems of increasing complexity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was growing rapidly, but that was not enough for the ambitious entrepreneur. Times, Sunday Times For ambitious entrepreneurs, a lack of applicants and skilled people often means putting the brakes on expansion plans. Times, Sunday Times Word favoured by ambitious entrepreneurs to big up footlingly small companies. Times, Sunday Times Many of the most talented and ambitious entrepreneurs resist working in the sort of surroundings they offer. Times, Sunday Times Mentoring has been proven time and again to be one of the best ways ambitious entrepreneurs can take their business to the next level. Times, Sunday Times Some institutions are understood to have financial difficulties, while others need to finance ambitious expansion plans. Times, Sunday Times With ambitious expansion plans, that may be about to change. Times, Sunday Times The recession has reduced advertising revenues, caused some closure of titles, especially in the magazine market, and led to ambitious expansion plans being postponed. Times, Sunday Times The money, due to come from three sources, was earmarked for ambitious expansion plans. Times, Sunday Times Sales rebounded and two years ago it announced an ambitious expansion plan. Times, Sunday Times It was, of course, a madly ambitious goal. Times, Sunday Times It's the same thing when you're trying to achieve an ambitious goal in performance sport. Times, Sunday Times An ambitious goal, but not impossible if all parties worked together with a clear road map. Times, Sunday Times Having been advised against this by existing youth groups, he has now hit on a far more ambitious goal. Times, Sunday Times The sun goes deeper into your birth sign and when you commit to an ambitious goal, it should all start to happen. The Sun During the ambitious mission 89 experiments were performed in many disciplines such as materials processing, life sciences, robotics, technology, astronomy and earth mapping. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the early 1920s, it had adopted a new and more ambitious mission: to promote military and civilian aviation through applied research that looked beyond current needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series would also serve as a test bed for future interplanetary spacecraft by deploying systems (such as solar panels) that could be used for more ambitious missions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But smart informedness, spot-on dialogue and characters caught with caustic exactness make this ambitious novel a compelling — and, at its best, scorchingly satiric — read. Times, Sunday Times Is this your most ambitious novel so far? Outlook India But it's a stunningly ambitious novel, and on balance a successful one. Times, Sunday Times Jake meets with her several times working on an ambitious novel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were all fuelled by his bitter resentment at his far more ambitious novels being overlooked. Times, Sunday Times This is a bold, ambitious plan to deliver the change we need. The Sun (2017) Luck is building for an ambitious plan for a family reunion - it takes teamwork and you have a key role to play. The Sun (2016) It has drawn up an ambitious plan to turn itself into one of the largest producers of green power by burning wood pellets instead of coal. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The team has come up with an ambitious plan to circumnavigate the world along a single line of latitude, 50 degrees north. Times, Sunday Times (2008) That's a big ask for any ambitious politician but cabinet ministers who respect that wisdom go far. Times, Sunday Times They ignore the immediate past as naturally as an ambitious politician. Times, Sunday Times But what do we know about this sparkily ambitious politician? The Sun Journalists do not expect this highly ambitious politician to leak them a story over lunch. The Sun He would have warned any ambitious politician about the dangers of rushing through a door with a red light outside, particularly if it's a recording studio. Times, Sunday Times He has mended the leaks in the roof and presided over an ambitious programme of building and renovation. Times, Sunday Times With a hugely ambitious programme of free healthcare and reconstruction, it was simply unsustainable. Times, Sunday Times It's an ambitious programme for someone with a two-year term. Times,Sunday Times And they called for an ambitious programme of civil nuclear power. Times, Sunday Times His next trick will be to pull off an ambitious programme of launching 40 vehicles in five years. Times, Sunday Times Using dams and pressurised water, the ambitious project aims to 'refloat' the abbey within two years. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It's been a hugely ambitious project. The Sun (2016) It's an ambitious project and not without its critics. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The ambitious project is a great example of the investment needed if Britain is to remain competitive in the tourism business. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Possibly the most ambitious proposal was to use solar mirrors to combat global warming. Times, Sunday Times The festival was billed as a 'once-in-alifetime event' with artists encouraged to put forward ambitious proposals. Times, Sunday Times There were also ambitious proposals for new canals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plan included ambitious proposals for the lakefront and river and declared that every citizen should be within walking distance of a park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite challenges to pricing, they will benefit from an ambitious reform of the health system to restore universal coverage. Times, Sunday Times In what it called a 'strong and ambitious reform programme', it set out a strategy of restructuring the banking sector and restoring the health of the public finances. Times, Sunday Times I see the glass half-full, not half-empty in the sense that we have been able to promote a very ambitious reform agenda. Times, Sunday Times Ambitious reform ideas often failed, she argued, because of the absence of a government bureaucracy with significant strength and expertise to administer them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That would require far more ambitious reforms, the work of several generations. Times, Sunday Times At times, the ambitious scope and the fertility of the material are overwhelming. The Times Literary Supplement No book with such ambitious scope could include everything, but one or two omissions are baffling. Times, Sunday Times The book varies greatly in tone, from erudition to casual conversation, but thanks to its interdisciplinary approach and ambitious scope, it bears gifts. The Times Literary Supplement In 1968, the company assumed its current name to reflect its more ambitious scope. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You regard 'good enough' as an ambitious target in your annual performance review at work. Times, Sunday Times The government has set itself an ambitious target of doubling export values to 1 trillion by 2020, which many have scoffed at. Times, Sunday Times It has the most ambitious target of sending its helicopter-like turbines high into the atmosphere, at heights of between 6,000ft and 24,000ft. Times, Sunday Times You may want to choose a spread of five, with an ambitious target at one end and a safe fallback at the other. Times, Sunday Times It's an ambitious target and a commitment to tackling it means avoiding the temptation to launch additional services. Times,Sunday Times Boiling the ocean: attempting an overly ambitious task. Times, Sunday Times He has set himself an ambitious task. Times, Sunday Times Pulling off the transition from puppet caricatures to human caricatures was a complex and ambitious task. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When it comes to more ambitious tasks such as electrics and plumbing, call a professional. The Sun Instead of being introduced gradually over seven years ministers have set an ambitious timetable for the new childcare voucher scheme to be fully operational in only 12 months. Times, Sunday Times For optional smart metering of energy the water industry's experience suggests the ambitious timetable will be difficult to achieve. Times, Sunday Times The merger, however, quickly turned disastrous as efforts to consolidate operations, which were placed on an ambitious timetable, led to major problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nights is a much more ambitious undertaking. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A play inspired by it is an ambitious undertaking. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) This was an ambitious undertaking. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Last night a source said: 'This is a hugely ambitious undertaking and will take a lot of work. The Sun (2014) Moreover the personal proximity of the subject matter, which drove him to such an ambitious undertaking, might have clouded his judgement. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) But it could also have been his ambitious vision for outreach. Christianity Today They shared an ambitious vision of growing the company tenfold. Times, Sunday Times But will they buy into his ambitious vision? Times, Sunday Times It was an incredibly ambitious vision but one that has borne fruit. Times, Sunday Times The contract for the first water taxi service has just gone out to public tender as the ambitious vision inches closer to reality. Times, Sunday Times I love this country, am proud of what it has achieved and am fiercely ambitious for its future. Times, Sunday Times Both are regarded as the fastest on the grid and both are fiercely ambitious. Times, Sunday Times He was talented, fiercely ambitious and determined that one day the world would understand that he was no ordinary human being. Times, Sunday Times But he remains fiercely ambitious and committed to the game. The Sun They are deeply political and fiercely ambitious. Times, Sunday Times She added that the six-month deadline for reviewing where patients are cared for was 'highly ambitious'. Times, Sunday Times There are often a large number of highly ambitious people who are eager to join the board. Times, Sunday Times They are highly ambitious and want a rural retreat to match. Times, Sunday Times Journalists do not expect this highly ambitious politician to leak them a story over lunch. The Sun Both are attractive, box-office players who are highly ambitious. Times, Sunday Times It was hardly preparation for a career in e-commerce, but her lack of business experience allowed her to be hugely ambitious, almost out of naivety. Times, Sunday Times It's hugely ambitious but at the same time curiously unfocused. Times, Sunday Times With a hugely ambitious programme of free healthcare and reconstruction, it was simply unsustainable. Times, Sunday Times It wasn't the easiest; it was hugely ambitious. Times, Sunday Times It was a hugely ambitious project but one that proved to be the most clear-sighted and compelling documentaries yet seen on television. Times, Sunday Times I know a lot of people who are incredibly ambitious and hungry for opportunities. Times, Sunday Times It was an incredibly ambitious vision but one that has borne fruit. Times, Sunday Times I'd describe my team as incredibly ambitious. The Sun This reads like the most incredibly ambitious, arrogant first play by a 20-year-old. Times, Sunday Times The aim of tripling to 15% the amount of electricity coming from renewable sources by 2015 looks incredibly ambitious. Times, Sunday Times The second-quarter launch already was seen as overly ambitious. Houston Chronicle Being overly ambitious certainly won't hold you back. The Sun However, the group has been forced to abandon overly ambitious assumptions about the profitability of its contracts. Times, Sunday Times Boiling the ocean: attempting an overly ambitious task. Times, Sunday Times The demands and overly ambitious targets set by business leaders are pushing many employees to cut ethical corners, a new report suggests. Times, Sunday Times By this time, he already had a reputation for taking on cases which other, more politically ambitious, lawyers refused to contemplate. Times, Sunday Times Yet voters are generally suspicious of candidates they perceive as politically ambitious. Christianity Today Today they speak to popular distrust of the politically ambitious and the amorality of war. Times, Sunday Times Repeating everybody's first name to them at the end of every sentence makes you look politically ambitious and a bit weird. Times, Sunday Times She's quite powerful and politically ambitious. The Sun Costly reforms in 2003, including a wildly ambitious new computer system, proved futile. Times, Sunday Times Talk about ideas - even wildly ambitious ones - in a calm, confident way that ensures people take you seriously. The Sun Somehow, though, for me this wildly ambitious disaster movie entertains as well as unsettles. The Sun I suspect that even aged seven he was wildly ambitious and didn't respond well to the teaching. Times, Sunday Times In short, it's a wildly ambitious show that more than fills an arena space, and should iron out its flaws as the weeks go by. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 有雄心的 Japanese: 野心的な |
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