ambition
noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.
My daughter, Johanna, wants to be a firefighter very much. She has a lot of ambition.
- 2.
(countable)An object of an ardent desire.
My ambition is to own a helicopter.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things.
- 4.
(uncountable)A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal.
- 5.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.
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ine-pro ine-pro From Middle English ambicioun, from Old French ambition, from Latin ambitiō, from ambiō (to go around, solicit votes). See ambient, issue. ambit.