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ambition

/æmˈbɪ.ʃən/

Meanings
noun

雄心，抱负，志向。

Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people.

Examples :

"My son, John, wants to be a firefighter very much. He has a lot of ambition."
我的儿子约翰非常想当一名消防员，他很有雄心壮志。
attitude character achievement mind value society human person soul

Related Words

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

必然地，必定地

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

孩子们的道德观 不一定 来自他们的父母。

Illustration ambitiously

ambitiously adverb

/æmˈbɪʃəsli/ /əmˈbɪʃəsli/

雄心勃勃地，有野心地。

"The student worked ambitiously on his project, spending many hours researching and writing. "

这个学生雄心勃勃地完成了他的项目，花了大量时间进行研究和写作。

Illustration motivation

motivation noun

/ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ /ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃən/

动力，积极性.

"Her motivation to finish the project was strong because she wanted a good grade. "

她完成这个项目的动力很强，因为她想得个好成绩。

Illustration preferment

preferment noun

/pɹɪˈfəːmənt/

优先权，优先购买权

"Because she had been a loyal customer for many years, Sarah was given preferment when the new phone was released, allowing her to purchase it before the general public. "

因为莎拉多年来一直是忠实客户，所以在新款手机发布时，她获得了优先购买权，可以在大众之前购买。

Illustration distinguish

distinguish verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ/

区分，辨别。

"My younger sister is very good at distinguishing different types of flowers. "

我妹妹很擅长区分不同种类的花。

Illustration superiority

superiority noun

/ˈsʊu.pɪə(ɹ)ˌi.ɒ.ɹɪ.ti/

优越性，优势

"Many US colleges want to achieve superiority in the sport of football."

许多美国大学都想在橄榄球运动中取得领先优势。

Illustration inordinate

inordinate adjective

/ɪnˈɔːdɪnɪt/ /ɪnˈɔɹdn̩ɪt/

过度的，极度的。

"My brother's spending habits are inordinate; he spends far more money on clothes than he can afford. "

我哥哥花钱的习惯实在过度，他买衣服花的钱远远超过了他的承受能力。

Illustration sovereignty

sovereignty noun

/ˈsɒv.ɹən.ti/

主权，自主权。

"The small island nation asserted its sovereignty by creating its own laws and controlling its own natural resources. "

这个小岛国通过制定自己的法律和控制自己的自然资源，来彰显其主权。

Illustration distinction

distinction noun

/dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

区别，差异，特色。

"The teacher emphasized the distinction between a noun and a verb. "

老师强调了名词和动词之间的区别。

Illustration campaigning

campaigning verb

/kæmˈpeɪnɪŋ/ /kəmˈpeɪnɪŋ/

竞选，参加竞选活动。

"She campaigned for better social security."

她为了更好的社会保障而奔走竞选。

Illustration helicopter

helicopter noun

/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/

直升机，旋翼机。

"We flew over the city in a helicopter."

我们乘坐直升机飞越了城市。

Illustration firefighter

firefighter noun

/ˈfaɪə(ɹ)ˌfaɪt.ə(ɹ)/

消防员，救火员

"The firefighter bravely entered the burning building to rescue the people inside. "

消防员勇敢地进入燃烧的大楼，去营救里面的人。