unambitious

英 [ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs]

美 [ˌʌnæmˈbɪʃəs]

adj.  无抱负的; 无名利心的; 不费功夫(或时间、金钱等)的; 不铺张的

BNC.33347 / COCA.37067

牛津词典

adj.

• 无抱负的；无名利心的
  not interested in becoming successful, rich, powerful, etc.
• 不费功夫（或时间、金钱等）的；不铺张的
  not involving a lot of effort, time, money, etc. or anything new
  1. an unambitious plan
     平实的计划

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 无雄心的；不求名利的
  Anunambitiousperson is not particularly interested in improving their position in life or in being successful, rich, or powerful.
  1. He was a reliable, unambitious officer who did as he was told.
     他是一个可靠的无欲无求的军官，唯命是从。
• ADJ-GRADED 中规中矩的；平实的
  Anunambitiousidea or plan is not very complicated, risky, or new, and is easy to carry out successfully.
  1. This was not by any means a daring expedition into the outback, it was a very unambitious exploration.
     这绝不是什么冒险深入内地的远征，只是一次平淡无奇的探险而已。

英英释义

adj

• having little desire for success or achievement
  Synonym:ambitionless

双语例句

• An unambitious man is easily carried away by victory; a short-sighted man would have an exaggerated opinion of his abilities after being praised a little.
  胸无大志的人容易被胜利冲昏头脑；鼠目寸光的人稍受表扬就不知天高地厚。
• This was not by any means a daring expedition into the outback, it was a very unambitious exploration.
  这绝不是什么冒险深入内地的远征，只是一次平淡无奇的探险而已。
• Should he have been a plain, unambitious man?
  他本该做一个平平凡凡、胸无大志的人么？
• And the thieves are not always unambitious amateurs.
  但小偷们不总是这么胸无大志，手法业余。
• My husband is an unambitious, repulsive fool.
  我的丈夫是个平庸的，令人厌恶的傻瓜。
• China's mammoth infrastructure programmes tend to make other countries'grand projects look unambitious.
  中国庞大的基础建设会让其他国家的大型工程都看上去没什么进取心。
• To improve the execution, must establish intense responsibility consciousness and the enterprising spirit, overcome stoutly unambitious, muddle along mentality.
  要提高执行力，就必须树立起强烈的责任意识和进取精神，坚决克服不思进取、得过且过的心态。
• He was a reliable, unambitious officer who did as he was told.
  他是一个可靠的无欲无求的军官，唯命是从。