ambitious
gb/æmbˈɪʃəs/ us/æmbˈɪʃəs/
B1
Angielski
~ 4800
ambiciózus, kihívást jelentő
B1
1
ambiciózus
B2
Schemat użycia:
[someone] is ambitious
She’s an ambitious young lawyer aiming for a partnership.
Ambiciózus fiatal ügyvédnő, aki partneri pozícióra pályázik.
The ambitious student spent nights preparing for the competition.
Az ambiciózus diák éjszakákon át készült a versenyre.
He set ambitious targets for the company’s growth.
They launched an ambitious plan to reduce pollution.
Her ambitious nature impressed her new boss.
Przykłady dla uczących się
She is ambitious and wants to be a doctor.
Ambiciózus, és orvos szeretne lenni.
He has an ambitious plan for his business.
Ambiciózus terve van a vállalkozásával kapcsolatban.
My sister is very ambitious in her studies.
The team is ambitious and works very hard.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes confuse 'ambitious' with 'greedy'. 'Ambitious' refers to wanting success or achievement, not necessarily money or possessions.
Znaczenie
having a strong desire to succeed
Kolokacje
highly ambitious
|ambitious goals
|ambitious project
|ambitious young
|ambitious plan
Synonimy
driven (Suggests strong motivation and focus on goals, sometimes more intense than 'ambitious'.)
Antonimy
unmotivated (Lacking the desire or drive to achieve goals.)
Tematy
personal development
|career
|emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Wanting very much to be successful or powerful, and willing to work hard for it.
Having a strong wish to achieve success, power, or a specific goal, often requiring effort and determination.
B2
2
ambiciózus
B2
Schemat użycia:
an ambitious [project/plan/task]
The bridge was an ambitious engineering project for its time.
A híd megépítése a maga korában nagy kihívást jelentő mérnöki projekt volt.
They set an ambitious target of doubling profits in a year.
Azt az ambiciózus célt tűzték ki, hogy egy év alatt megduplázzák a nyereséget.
It’s an ambitious task, but I think we can do it.
Launching a new product in six months is ambitious.
The ambitious plan required international cooperation.
Przykłady dla uczących się
This is an ambitious project for our small team.
Ez nagy kihívást jelentő projekt a mi kis csapatunk számára.
He gave us an ambitious task to finish today.
Nagy kihívást jelentő feladatot adott nekünk, amelyet még ma be kell fejeznünk.
The new building is an ambitious plan for the city.
Making this movie will be ambitious work.
Częsty błąd:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the personal quality of being 'ambitious'. Here it describes the scale or difficulty of something, not a person.
Znaczenie
requiring great effort to succeed
Kolokacje
ambitious project
|ambitious target
|ambitious undertaking
|ambitious scheme
Synonimy
challenging (Emphasizes difficulty and effort needed rather than the desire behind it.)
Antonimy
simple (Easy to do and not requiring much effort or skill.)
Tematy
projects
|planning
|work
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definicja
Needing a lot of work, time, or skill to do well.
Requiring a lot of effort, time, skill, or resources to complete successfully.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
ambitious
IPA
GB/æmbˈɪʃəs/
US/æmbˈɪʃəs/
Sylaby i akcent
am - bi - tious (3 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (bi)
Formy wyrazu
Adjective
- Base: ambitious
Rodzina wyrazów
Core family
ambition
noun B1
ambitiously
adverb
Related words
ambitiousness
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unambitious
adjective
Advanced or less common
overambitious
adjective
Wyrażenia
aim high
1/ˈeɪm hˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
Set ambitious goals
To try for something big or difficult to reach.
Przykłady
- You should always aim high if you want to succeed.
- You should always aim high when planning your career.
- She aims high in her career choices.
- The coach told the team to aim high this season.
reach for the stars
1/ɹˈit͡ʃ fɚ ðə stˈɑɹz/
idiom
Aim for something very ambitious
To try to do something that is very hard or special.
Przykłady
- She always tells her students to reach for the stars.
- She told her students to always reach for the stars.
- If you want to reach for the stars, you must work hard every day.
- If you reach for the stars, you might get further than you think.
shoot for the moon
1/ʃˈut fɚ ðə mˈun/
idiom
informal
try for something very hard to get
To try to get something that is very hard or almost impossible.
Przykłady
- Even if we shoot for the moon and fail, we'll still land among the stars.
- He decided to shoot for the moon with his first business idea.
shoot for the moon
2/ʃˈut fɚ ðə mˈun/
idiom
Aim for a very high goal
To try to do something that is very hard to achieve.
Przykłady
- You should shoot for the moon with your new project.
- They are shooting for the moon with this ambitious plan.