ambition
单词辨析：
可用于褒义或贬义，常后接介词 of 或动词不定式。
He has the great ambition of running a company on his own.
他怀有自己经营公司的雄心壮志。
His ambition of getting a higher position was not achieved.
他谋取高位的野心未能得逞。
一般用复数，常含褒义，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
He knew nothing about their aspirations for the future.
他完全不了解他们对未来的抱负。
He has the aspiration to earn a lot of money.
他渴望赚很多钱。
一般指有强烈的目的和意图，常后接动词不定式、介词 for 以及 that 从句。
Her partners have a strong desire to win.
她的伙伴们有强烈的获胜欲望。
The teacher was deeply touched by their desire for knowledge.
他们对知识的渴望深深地打动了那位老师。
It was his desire that he should be buried in his hometown.
他希望能葬在家乡。
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He harboured ambitions of becoming a Tory MP.
他梦想成为托利党下院议员。
They had the ambition to dominate this small country.
他们有控制这个小国的野心。
I had a burning ambition to become a journalist.
我热切期盼成为一名记者。
Reynolds has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.
雷诺兹从没掩饰过他要成为老大的雄心。
Her father had found an outlet for his ambition in his work.
她父亲在工作中找到了施展抱负的机会。
His ambition is to sail round the world
他的梦想是环球航行。