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 達到目的；實現目標；辦到；做成 Our plan succeeded. 我們的計劃成功了。 Whether we succeed or fail depends on ingenuity and luck. 我們是成功還是失敗取決於獨創性和運氣。 - succeed in doing something
He succeeded in getting a place at art school. 他被美術學校錄取了。 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，結果卻把她惹火了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2No company can hope to succeed at everything. 沒有一家公司可以指望事事成功。 The appeal is unlikely to succeed. 上訴不大可能赢。 They very nearly succeeded in blowing up the building. 他們差一點兒炸毀了那座大樓。 This option has rarely succeeded in recent years. 近年來這種期權很少盈利。 We feel that we have largely succeeded in our aims. 我們覺得已經基本上實現了目標。 The book succeeds beautifully in presenting the problem before us. 這本書極爲成功地向我們展現了這一問題。 We succeeded in repairing the engine. 我們修好了發動機。 hints on how to succeed with interior design 關於如何做好室内設計的提示 to succeed against serious opposition 戰勝了不可小觑的反對勢力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
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- against
- at
- in
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- [intransitive]
to be successful in your job, earning money, power, respect, etc. 成功；有成就；有作爲 You will have to work hard if you are to succeed. 要想有所作爲，你必須苦幹。 - succeed in something
She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business. 要在生意場上幹出一番名堂，她缺乏必要的冷酷心腸。 - 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. 她在困難重重的事業上獲得了成功。 You're much more likely to succeed in a business with a partner than without one. 有合夥人的企業比沒有合夥人的企業更有可能成功。 The engineering career structure worked against women succeeding. 工程職業結構不利於女性的成功。 We are looking for individuals with a determination to succeed. 我們正在尋找有決心成功的人。 She can teach you how to succeed at tennis. 她可以教你如何打好網球。 They are being given the confidence and motivation to succeed academically. 他們被賦予了在學術上取得成功的信心和動力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- admirably
- beautifully
- brilliantly
- …
- be likely to
- be unlikely to
- be determined to
- …
- against
- at
- in
- …
- [transitive] succeed somebody/something
to come next after somebody/something and take their/its place or position 接替；繼任；随後出現 Who succeeded Kennedy as President? 接替肯尼迪任總統的是誰？ Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure. 他們起初獲得成功，但随後有一段慘痛失敗的時期。 Strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations. DNA（脫氧核糖核酸）鏈通過後代得到複制。
Extra ExamplesHe was appointed to succeed Sir Georg Solti as head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 他獲任命接替佐爾蒂爵士擔任芝加哥交響樂團團長。 He was expected to succeed Jack Smith as CEO when he retired. 預計他會在傑克・史密斯退休後接任首席執行官的職位。 He was widely tipped to succeed Mrs May as leader of the party. 人們普遍認爲他將接替梅夫人成爲該黨領袖。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
- …
- as
- to
- [intransitive] succeed (to something)
to gain the right to a title, property, etc. when somebody dies 繼承 She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558. 她於 1558 年繼承王位。 He had no right to succeed to the tenancy when his father died. 他父親死後，他無權繼承租賃權。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + succeed- appoint somebody to
- elect somebody to
- be tipped to
- …
- 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，百事順