/æmˈbɪʃn ||; æmˈbɪʃən/noun1 [C] ambition (to do/be sth); ambition (of doing sth) something that you very much want to have or do 目标；抱负；志向: It has always been her ambition to travel the world. 她一直希望游历世界。He finally achieved his ambitionof becoming a doctor. 他终于实现成为医生的抱负。
2 [U] a strong desire to be successful, to have power, etc 雄心；权力欲；野心: One problem of young people today is their lack of ambition. 现在的年轻人有一个毛病，就是缺乏雄心壮志。