ambitious
- adj. 有野心的, 雄心勃勃的
- adj. 艰巨的, 费力的
- Definition
- adj. having a strong desire to succeed or achieve something
- adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources
- Example
- She is ambitious and wants to become the manager within two years.
- 她很有抱负，想在两年内当上经理。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: wanting strongly to succeed (adjective).
比较义项：渴望获得成功、努力争取成就（形容词）。
- ambitious 本词
Describes a general personality trait: a strong drive to succeed, gain power, or achieve big things; usable for people, plans, or projects, and can stand alone after 'be'.
描述一种一般性的性格特征：强烈渴望成功、获得权力或取得重大成就；可用于形容人、计划或项目，也可直接放在系动词后单独使用。
He's very ambitious and won't stop until he becomes CEO.
他野心很大，不当上首席执行官不会罢休。
- aspiring
Placed before a career noun to describe someone not yet established who is working hard and hoping to succeed in that specific profession; rarely stands alone after 'be'.
常放在职业名词前，形容一个尚未成名、正努力并希望在该特定职业上获得成功的人；很少单独放在系动词后使用。
An aspiring novelist spends her evenings writing after her day job.
一位有志成为小说家的人在下班后的晚上坚持写作。
Ambitious and aspiring both mean wanting to succeed, but differ. Ambitious means a strong drive to succeed, and can stand alone after "be." Aspiring goes before a career noun, like aspiring actor, for someone not yet successful. Ambitious can also mean "large," not compared.
这两个词都可表示“渴望取得成功”，但语气和用法不同：ambitious强调强烈的野心和内在驱动力，可直接说“某人is ambitious”；aspiring则强调怀抱希望、正在努力但尚未成功，通常紧跟在职业名词前使用，如aspiring actor。这里不比较ambitious表示“（计划等）宏大的”这一义项。