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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary am·bi·tious \\am-ˈbi-shəs\\ adjective DATE 14th century
1. a. having or controlled by ambition an ambitious young executive b. having a desire to achieve a particular goal : aspiring ambitious for power2. resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition an ambitious film• am·bi·tious·ly adverb• am·bi·tious·ness noun
ambitious
late 14c., from L. ambitiosus "going around to canvass for office," from ambitio (see ambition).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishambitious
adj. 1 determined to be successful VERBS be, seem ADV. extremely, highly, very He is a highly ambitious politician. | socially PREP. for She is very ambitious for her four children. 2 difficult to achieve VERBS be, seem ADV. extremely, hugely, very | rather | overly Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ambitiousam·bi·tious / Am5biFEs / adjective1. determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc. 有野心的；有雄心的: a fiercely ambitious young manager 雄心勃勃的年轻经理 They were very ambitious for their children (= they wanted them to be successful). 他们望子成龙心切。 2. needing a lot of effort, money or time to succeed 费力的；耗资的；耗时的: the government's ambitious plans for social reform 政府耗资巨大的社会改革计划 OPP unambitious • am·bi·tious·ly adv.
ambitious adj.
⇨ aggressive 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged am·bi·tious\amˈbishəs, aam-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English ambicious, from Latin ambitiosus, from ambitio + -osus -ous 1. a. : having or controlled by ambition : eager for rank, fame, or power < ambitious Rome — Edmund Spenser > b. : having a desire to succeed or to achieve a particular goal : aspiring < ambitious youths … turned to the law as a congenial career — V.L.Parrington >2. obsolete : rising , towering < the ambitious ocean — Shakespeare >3. : resulting from, characterized by, or showing ambition: as a. : extensive , elaborate < the most ambitious life of Washington … began appearing in 1948 — Walter Trohan > b. : pretentious , showy < in a hard-cover book where I expect something more ambitious — Marston Bates >• am·bi·tious·ly adverb
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