am|bas|sa|dor
◆◇◇ /æmbæ
sədə
r
/ (ambassadors
) N‑COUNT
[oft adj N
] An
ambassador
is an important official who lives in a foreign country and represents his or her own country's interests there. □ [+
am|bas|sa|dor|ial
/æmbæ
sədɔː
riəl/ ADJ
[ADJ
n]
Ambassadorial
means belonging or relating to an ambassador. □
am|ber /æ mbə r /
1
N‑UNCOUNT
[usu N
n]
Amber
is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery. □
2 COLOUR Amber is used to describe things that are yellowish-brown in colour.
3
COLOUR
An
amber
traffic light is orange. □
am|bi|ance /æ mbiəns/ → see ambience
am|bi|dex|trous /æ mbide kstrəs/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
am|bi|ence
/æ
mbiəns/ also
ambiance
N‑SING
The
ambience
of
a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have. [LITERARY
] □ [+
am|bi|ent /æ mbiənt/
1 ADJ [ADJ n] The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place. [TECHNICAL ]
2
ADJ
[usu ADJ
n]
Ambient
sound or light is the sound or light which is all around you. [TECHNICAL
] □
am|bi|gu|ity
/æ
mb
I
gjuː
I
ti/ (ambiguities
) N‑VAR
If you say that there is
ambiguity
in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way. □ [+
am|bigu|ous /æmb I gjuəs/
1
ADJ
If you describe something as
ambiguous
, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way. □
2
ADJ
If you describe something as
ambiguous
, you mean that it contains several different ideas or attitudes that do not fit well together. □
am|bit
/æ
mb
I
t/ N‑SING
[usu with poss] The
ambit
of something is its range or extent. [FORMAL
] □ [+
am|bi|tion ◆◇◇ /æmb I ʃ ə n/ (ambitions )
1
N‑COUNT
[oft N
to-inf] If you have an
ambition
to
do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it. □
2
N‑UNCOUNT
Ambition
is the desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. □
goal:
aim:
target:
objective:
am|bi|tious /æmb I ʃəs/
1
ADJ
Someone who is
ambitious
has a strong desire to be successful, rich, or powerful. □
2
ADJ
An
ambitious
idea or plan is on a large scale and needs a lot of work to be carried out successfully. □