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accomplish

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ac·com·plish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]  DOto succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard 〔尤指通过努力〕完成,实现 SYN achieve We have accomplished all we set out to do. 所有计划要做的事情,我们都已完成。 Mission accomplished (=we have done what we intended to do). 大功告成。see thesaurus at succeed→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
accomplishAmy's very proud of what she's accomplished.At any rate, it had been accomplished.Easy enough to say, but sometimes hard to accomplish!She found the job frustrating, and felt she wasn't accomplishing anything there.How can so much movement in the wrong direction be accomplished in one year?As you accomplish tasks, cross them off your list.But not all pretended deeds have to fall short of their normal function in order to accomplish their communicative purpose.What exactly do you hope to accomplish this year?Mission accomplishedAnd that was it? Mission accomplished?Carol hadn't stirred. Mission accomplished.Then retreat along the trail. Mission accomplished.
Origin accomplish (1300-1400) Old French acomplir, from Vulgar Latin accomplere, from Latin ad- to + complere ( → COMPLETE1)
ac·com·plish verbChineseSyllable
after especially doing trying to succeed in something, Corpus


accomplish
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ $ əˈkɑːm-, əˈkʌm-/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: acomplir, from Vulgar Latin accomplere, from Latin ad- 'to' + complere ( complete1)
to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard
   SYN  achieve:
    We have accomplished all we set out to do.
    Mission accomplished (=we have done what we intended to do).
     
THESAURUS
■ succeed in doing something
    succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do: Will they succeed in winning the election? | He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
    manage verb [intransitive] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English: He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. | Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
    achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important: She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. | If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
    accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something: The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. | What do you hope to accomplish this year?
    make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition: Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. | We finally made it to Chicago. | Which two teams will make it to the final?
    pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal: Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. | I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.


ac·com·plishBrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they accomplish BrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it accomplishes BrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪz/ 🔊past simple accomplished BrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/ 🔊past participle accomplished BrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/ 🔊 -ing form accomplishing BrE /əˈkʌmplɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to succeed in doing or completing sth 完成 SYN achieve The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished. 计划的第一部分已顺利完成。🔊🔊I don't feel I've accomplished very much today. 我觉得我今天没干成多少事。🔊🔊That's it. Mission accomplished (= we have done what we aimed to do). 就这样。大功告成。🔊🔊