ambitious

ehrgeizig

Mit dem starken Wunsch, erfolgreich zu sein oder bedeutende Ziele zu erreichen.

In einfachem Englisch: Wanting very much to succeed or achieve important things.

• She is an ambitious student.
• He was ambitious and worked hard for promotion.
• Are you ambitious for your children?

So benutzt man es: ambitious for someone/something (She is ambitious for her children.)

Synonyme: driven, determined, aspiring

Gegenteile: unambitious

Häufige Wendungen: ambitious student, ambitious young person, ambitious for someone, ambitious politician

ehrgeizig, anspruchsvoll

Auf ein schwieriges oder beeindruckendes Ziel ausgerichtet, das viel Arbeit erfordert.

In einfachem Englisch: Aiming to achieve something difficult or impressive that needs much work.

• This is an ambitious plan.
• The company set ambitious targets for next year.
• Their most ambitious project took ten years to finish.

Synonyme: challenging, demanding, bold

Gegenteile: modest

Häufige Wendungen: ambitious project, ambitious plan, ambitious target