succeed
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they succeed | |
| he / she / it succeeds | |
| past simple succeeded | |
| past participle succeeded | |
| -ing form succeeding |
- [intransitive]
to achieve something that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended 达到目的；实现目标；办到；做成 Our plan succeeded. 我们的计划成功了。 Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck. 我们成功与否取决于机敏和运气。 - succeed in doing something
He succeeded in getting a place at art school. 他被美术学校录取了。 I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). 我本想跟她商量，结果却把她惹火了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2No company can hope to succeed at everything. 没有一家公司可以指望事事成功。 The appeal is unlikely to succeed. 上诉不大可能赢。 They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the building. 他们差一点儿炸毁了那座大楼。 This option has rarely succeeded in recent years. 近年来这种期权很少盈利。 We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims. 我们觉得已经基本上实现了目标。 The book succeeds beautifully in presenting the problem before us. 这本书极为成功地向我们展现了这一问题。 We succeeded in repairing the engine. 我们修好了发动机。 hints on how to succeed with interior design 关于如何做好室内设计的提示 to succeed against serious opposition 战胜了不可小觑的反对势力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
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- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
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- against
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- [intransitive]
to be successful in your job, earning money, power, respect, etc. 成功；有成就；有作为 You will have to work hard if you are to succeed. 要想有所作为，你必须苦干。 - succeed in something
She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. 要在生意场上干出一番名堂，她缺乏必要的冷酷心肠。 - succeed as something
He had hoped to succeed as a violinist. 他曾希望做一名有成就的小提琴家。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2She has succeeded in a difficult career. 她在困难重重的事业上获得了成功。 You're much more likely to succeed in a business with a partner than without one. 与没有合作伙伴的企业相比，您更有可能成功开展业务。 The engineering career structure worked against women succeeding. 工程职业结构不利于女性成功。 We are looking for individuals with a determination to succeed. 我们正在寻找有决心取得成功的个人。 She can teach you how to succeed at tennis. 她可以教你如何打好网球。 They are being given the confidence and motivation to succeed academically. 他们获得了在学术上取得成功的信心和动力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
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- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
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- against
- at
- in
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- [transitive] succeed somebody/something
to come next after somebody/something and take their/its place or position 接替；继任；随后出现 Who succeeded Kennedy as President? 接替肯尼迪任总统的是谁？ Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure. 他们起初获得成功，但随后有一段惨痛失败的时期。 Strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations. DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）链通过后代得到复制。
Extra ExamplesHe was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 他获任命接替佐尔蒂爵士担任芝加哥交响乐团团长。 He was expected to succeed Jack Smith as CEO when he retired. 预计他会在杰克・史密斯退休后接任首席执行官的职位。 He was widely tipped to succeed Mrs May as leader of the party. 他被广泛任命接替梅夫人担任该党的领导人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
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- as
- to
- [intransitive] succeed (to something)
to gain the right to a title, property, etc. when somebody dies 继承 She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558. 她于 1558 年继承王位。 He had no right to succeed to the tenancy when his father died. 父亲去世后，他无权继承租约。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
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- as
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.
Idioms
nothing succeeds like success
- (saying)
when you are successful in one area of your life, it often leads to success in other areas 一事成，百事顺