プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
こころざす【志す】
〔目指す〕intend ((to do)),aim ((at doing, to do)),aspire ((to));〔決心する〕resolve ((to do)),set one's heart ((on doing));make up one's mind ((to do))
僕は高校生のころから外交官を志していた
I had 「wanted to be a diplomat [《文》 aspired to a diplomatic career] ever since I was in high school.
彼は学者を志している
He has set his heart on becoming a scholar.
彼は名声のみを志している
All he cares about in life is fame.