| 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 |
| 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 |
| ambitiousness | n 1. quality of being full of ambition, sifatnya yg bercita-cita tinggi; 2. quality of showing ambition, kehebatan: to measure the value of a poem by the ~ of its form, mengukur nilai sebuah puisi menurut kehebatan bentuknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| senatorial | adj 1. of a senator, senator: a man aspiring to ~ office, orang yg bercita-cita utk mendapatkan jawatan senator; 2. of the Senate, Senat; (Malaysian) Dewan Negara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ideal | n 1. st regarded as perfect, /sst, sso/ yg ideal; (st or so. one desires), /sst, sso/ idaman, impian: absolute truth is an ~, kebenaran yg mutlak ialah sst yg ideal; he considered himself the ~ of an English gentleman, dia menganggap dirinya lelaki Inggeris yg ideal; she hasn’t met her ~ yet, dia belum bertemu lelaki idamannya lagi; 2. (often in pl) principle, prinsip, cita-cita: the ~s of truth and justice, prinsip kebenaran dan keadilan; a /man, woman/ of high ~s, /lelaki, wanita/ yg bercita-cita tinggi; 3. goal, desire, impian, cita-cita, idaman: his ~ is to become a famous musician, cita-citanya adalah utk menjadi ahli muzik yg terkenal. | 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 |
| remorseless | adj 1. ruthless, tanpa belas kasihan: ~ cruelty, kekejaman tanpa belas kasihan; 2. relentless, tdk /henti-henti, habis-habis, sudah-sudah/: he always had a ~ ambition for power, tdk henti-henti dia bercita-cita utk mendapatkan kuasa. | 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 |
| expansive | adj 1. friendly, talkative, ramah: after only two glasses of wine she became ~, selepas meminum dua gelas wain sahaja dia menjadi ramah; 2. (fml) characterized by largeness or splendidness, [various translations]: ~ living, kehidupan yg mewah; a man of ~ ambition, lelaki yg bercita-cita besar; an ~ gesture, gerak isyarat yg beria-ia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |