(1)雄(野)心(strong desire to achieve success，power，fame，riches，etc)[U] [N+to-inf]：be full of/be filled with～充满雄心壮志;a man of enterprise，energy and～一个有事业心、有干劲、有雄心的人;one's～to become famous/to write music出名/作曲的雄心;one's～for world conquest/the future 征服世界/创造未来的雄心;I have no personal～/no～in this direction.我没有个人野心/在这方面没有野心。〖同〗drive，zeal，desire;

(2)志愿(向)，抱负(particular desire of the kind)[C][N+to-inf]：One of his～s is to be Prime Minister/a cinema actor/a teacher.他的抱负之一是当首相/电影演员/教师。have great～s 有远大抱负;The girl has always had an～to go to China.那姑娘总是向往着去中国。The girl spent a lot of money to achieve her one great～.那姑娘花了很多钱去实现她的一个伟大抱负。attain/realize/fulfil all one's～s 实现自己所有的抱负;〖同〗goal，aim;

(3)所追求的东西(things desired)[C]：The big house on the hill is my～. 山上那座大房子是我追求的目标。

→ am′bitious adj 有雄(野)心的，雄心勃勃的;am′bitiously adv 雄心勃勃地