ambitious
US /æmˈbɪʃəs/
adjective Target · B2 Nhân sự
Definition
having a strong desire for success or achievement
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The company has an ambitious plan to open ten new stores next year.
Word Family
NounNoun
ambition
ambitiousness
VerbVerb
ambition
AdjectiveAdj
ambitious gốc
AdverbAdv
ambitiously
Synonyms
- aspiringhave an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
- determinedestablish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- drivenoperate or control a vehicle
Collocations
- Easy ambitious studentdescribing ambitious student (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
- Medium ambitious sales targetsdescribing ambitious sales targets (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
- Hard highly ambitious expansion agendadescribing highly ambitious expansion agenda (to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect)
- Very Hard overweening and overly ambitious schemedescribing overweening and overly ambitious scheme (unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings)
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