| ambitious | adj 1. full of ambition, /bercita-cita, mempunyai cita-cita/ tinggi: an ~ man, seorang lelaki yg bercita-cita tinggi; be ~ for, a. (so.) mencita-citakan kejayaan: he is ~ for his son, dia mencita-citakan kejayaan anak lelakinya; b. (st) bercita-cita utk mendapatkan: to be ~ for power, bercita-cita utk mendapatkan kuasa; be ~ of, bercita-cita utk: a man who has always been ~ of fame and fortune, seorang lelaki yg memang selama ini bercita-cita utk menjadi masyhur dan kaya; be ~ to (succeed etc), bercita-cita utk (berjaya dsb); 2. showing ambition, hebat: an ~ plan, rancangan yg hebat; 3. elaborate, istimewa: she planned to cook nothing more ~ than rice and chicken curry, dia tdk bermaksud utk memasak yg lebih istimewa drpd nasi dan kari ayam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| over-ambitious | adj bercita-cita terlalu tinggi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grand | 7. ambitious or lofty in conception, treatment, etc, besar: his ~ design was to gain a monopoly of the timber business, rancangan besarnya ialah utk memperoleh monopoli dlm perniagaan kayu; a lot of ~ ideas but no concrete results, banyak gagasan yg besar-besar tetapi tiada hasil yg konkrit; on a ~ scale, secara besar-besaran; 8. (colloq) great, wonderful, [various translations]: they had a ~ time, mereka sangat seronok; we had ~ weather for our holidays, cuaca baik sekali semasa kami bercuti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fly1 | ~ high, be ambitious, bercita-cita tinggi; ~ in the face of, menentang: there’s little use in trying to ~ in the face of convention, tdk ada gunanya mencuba menentang adat resam; ~ in the face of Providence, mencabar maut; ~ off the handle, naik /radang, berang/; go ~ a kite, (colloq) pergi; send so. ~ing, menyebabkan sso terpelanting; send st ~, menyebabkan sst berterbangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| high-flyer, high flier | n 1. ambitious person, (orang yg) bercita-cita tinggi; 2. person who has great capacity for advancement, (orang yg) cepat /naik, meningkat/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idea | cannot bear the ~ of st, tdk tahan memikirkan sst; /get, have/ ~s, (colloq) be ambitious, bercita-cita /besar, tinggi/; give so. an ~, tell so. approximately, membayangkan pd sso: can you give me an ~ of when you will be finished? bolehkah kamu membayangkan pd saya bila kamu akan selesai membuatnya; have an ~, have an inkling, rasa-rasa(nya): I have an ~ it’s going to rain, rasa-rasanya hari hendak hujan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grief | come to ~, a. be destroyed, damaged, etc, hancur, musnah: the company came to ~ due to its ambitious expansion plans, syarikat itu hancur disebabkan oleh rancangan pengembangannya yg terlalu hebat; b. fall, jatuh: the horse came to ~ after clearing several fences, kuda itu jatuh selepas melompati beberapa pagar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| high-flying | adj 1. which flies high, terbang tinggi: a ~ aircraft, kapal terbang yg terbang tinggi; 2. ambitious, bercita-cita tinggi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self-starter | n 1. (motor) penghidup automatik; 2. (person) orang yg berdaya usaha (sendiri): there was an advert in the papers for “ambitious young ~s”, iklan yg menghendaki “orang-orang muda yg berdaya usaha sendiri dan bercita-cita tinggi” ada tersiar dlm surat khabar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tool | n alat: a bag of carpenter’s ~s, sebuah beg alat-alat tukang kayu; the garden ~s are kept in the shed, alat-alat perkebunan disimpan di pondok itu; the paints and brushes that are the artist’s ~s, cat serta berus-berus yg merupakan alat-alat pelukis itu; he was a mere ~ in the hands of an ambitious and ruthless woman, dia semata-mata alat yg digunakan oleh seorang wanita yg tdk bertimbang rasa dan yg bercita-cita besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |