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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++suc·ceed /səkˈsiːd/ ●●● S3 W2 verb 1 [intransitive]SUCCEED IN DOING something to do what you tried or wanted to do 成功，达成 She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest, and she almost succeeded. 她本想成为第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的女性，而且差一点就成功了。succeed in doing something Scientists claim they have succeeded in finding a cure for cancer. 科学家声称他们发现了一种治疗癌症的方法。 Very few people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off. 很少有人能减肥成功不反弹的。5 ► Don’t say ‘succeed to do something’. Say succeed in doing something.不要说 ‘succeed to do something’。 而要说 succeed in doing something。n RegisterIn everyday English, people often say they manage to do something rather than succeed in doing something:Eventually I managed to get the lid back on the box.n Grammar• You succeed in doing something: She succeeded in persuading him. ✗Don’t say: She succeeded to persuade him.• You can also use succeed on its own: I hope you succeed.• Succeed is not used transitively in this meaning. ✗Don’t say: I hope you succeed it. 2 [intransitive]SUCCEED IN DOING something to have the result or effect something was intended to have 达到目的，取得预期效果5 The drug therapy has not succeeded.药物治疗没有成功。n Unfortunately his plan did not succeed. RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that a method or treatment works rather than succeeds: 在日常英语中,人们表示某个方法或疗法有效时,通常说 work ,而不说 succeedWe tried rebooting the computer, but that didn’t work. 我们试过重新启动电脑,但没有用。3 [intransitive]SUCCESSFUL to do well in your job, especially because you have worked hard at it for a long time 〔在事业上〕取得成功，功成名就succeed as I’m not sure he has the determination to succeed as an actor. 我不敢肯定他是否有决心当一名成功演员。succeed in a woman who succeeded in politics 在政界很有成就的一位女性4 [intransitive, transitive]AFTER to be the next person to take a position or job after someone else 接替；继任；继承succeed somebody as something Reeves will succeed Segal as Speaker of the House. 里夫斯将接替西格尔担任议院议长。succeed somebody to the throne (=to be the next king or queen after someone else) 继承某人的王位 Who will succeed him to the throne? 谁将继承他的王位？5 [transitive]REPLACE to come after or replace something else, especially another product 替代，替换〔尤指产品〕6. nothing succeeds like success SUCCEED IN DOING somethingused to say that success often leads to even greater success 一事成，事事成；一顺百顺7 only succeed in doing something used when someone does the opposite of what they intended to do 反倒做了某事 THESAURUSsucceed in doing something 做成某事succeed verb [intransitive] to do something you tried or wanted to do 成功,达成Will they succeed in winning the election? 他们会赢得选举吗？He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded. 他想要让她嫉妒,而且他做到了。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 设法完成〔困难的事；日常英语中常用manage to do sth,而不用succeed in doing sth〕He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. 他终于在办公室附近找到了一间公寓。Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow. 别着急——我肯定我们会有办法的。achieve verb [transitive] to succeed in doing something good or important 达到,取得She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. 她进公司不久就已取得很大成绩。If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly. 我们如想实现目标,就必须好好规划。accomplish verb [transitive] formal to achieve something 完成,实现The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. 政府实现了减少暴力犯罪的目标。What do you hope to accomplish this year? 今年你希望实现什么目标？make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition 获得成功；到达某处；进入比赛的某个阶段Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. 只有少数人能脱颖而出,成为职业歌手。We finally made it to Chicago. 我们终于赶到了芝加哥。Which two teams will make it to the final? 哪两支队伍将进入决赛？pull off phrasal verb to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal 成功完成〔困难的事；pull off较为不正式〕Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. 意大利大胜德国。I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off. 我以前从来没有独立表演过,不确定自己能否成功。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
succeed• I tried to reassure Billy's mother that it was a passing phase, but I don't think I succeeded.• People who have had setbacks are often the ones who are really driven to succeed.• a strong desire to succeed• She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest and she almost succeeded.• Some of these women took grave risks to start their businesses and faced even more danger when they succeeded.• As long as the financial crisis continues, economic reform cannot possibly succeed.• Even in remote areas people open restaurants, and surprisingly enough, they succeed.• If you don't change your attitude, you will never succeed as a manager in this firm.• I admired Goldie, because she had succeeded at a task that had even defeated my mother.• My parents always told me I'd succeed at anything I chose to do.• She succeeds Bonnie Fuller who will join Cosmopolitan as deputy editor.• Eisenhower was succeeded by John F. Kennedy.• Both sides could make these talks succeed by seeking a real and lasting peace.• Bailey will succeed Fuller as Director of Operations.• George VI died in 1952, leaving his elder daughter Elizabeth to succeed him.• I'm sure you'll succeed if you work hard.• A lot of people doubted that I could succeed in business for myself.• In one year, we've succeeded in increasing profits by 40%.• None of the measures taken by the government have succeeded in reducing the spread of violent crime.• If you can succeed in school, you can succeed in life.• Choose varieties which will succeed in your area, and which are on a rootstock to give the desired rate of growth.• If it succeeds, it may deter at least some outrages in a future war.• By the early '90s, CDs had succeeded records in popularity.• Mr Grant, who lives near Dingwall, will succeed Robert Crawford.• If the project succeeds, the choice is between making and marketing the product or abandoning it.• Louis XIII succeeded to the throne when he was only nine years old.• Muir succeeds where other designers have failed -- her clothes are original, yet stylish.succeed in doing something• Affliction succeeds in taking the detailing associated with Raymond Carver-style dirty realism and fusing it with the pace of a detective story.• And such fathers are more likely to support the opportunity for their wives to succeed in the workplace.• But his defence does not succeed in overcoming the problems mentioned in the previous section.• If Borderers fail in division four, their men will certainly succeed in men's division two.• If some choose to free-ride, the group will be just as likely to succeed in their efforts.• If you can learn, you can succeed in school.• Using 20,000 volunteers, it succeeded in linking 3,500 schools in the state to the global computer network.• We shall see how much or how little of local nuances it succeeded in conveying to the top authorities.succeed as• Nobody thought he would ever succeed as an artist.succeed somebody as something• Wolcott will succeed Dr. Johansen as director of the museum.Origin succeed (1300-1400) Latin succedere “to go up, follow after, succeed”, from sub- “near” + cedere “to go”suc·ceed verb →n GRAMMAR1 →n REGISTER1
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suc‧ceed S3 W2 /səkˈsiːd/
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She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest, and she almost succeeded.
succeed in doing something
Scientists claim they have succeeded in finding a cure for cancer.
Very few people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off.
► Do not say ‘succeed to do something’. Say succeed in doing something.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say they manage to do something rather than succeed in doing something:
▪Eventually I managed to get the lid back on the box.
2. [intransitive] to have the result or effect something was intended to have:
The drug therapy has not succeeded.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say that a method or treatment works rather than succeeds:
▪We tried rebooting the computer, but that didn’t work.
3. [intransitive] to do well in your job, especially because you have worked hard at it for a long time
succeed as
I’m not sure he has the determination to succeed as an actor.
succeed in
a woman who succeeded in politics
4. [intransitive and transitive] to be the next person to take a position or job after someone else
succeed somebody as something
Reeves will succeed Segal as Speaker of the House.
succeed somebody to the throne (=to be the next king or queen after someone else)
Who will succeed him to the throne?
5. [transitive] to come after or replace something else, especially another product:
This car is intended to succeed the popular Fiesta.
6. nothing succeeds like success used to say that success often leads to even greater success
7. only succeed in doing something used when someone does the opposite of what they intended to do:
It seems I’ve only succeeded in upsetting you.
■ 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.
suc‧ceed S3 W2 /səkˈsiːd/
verb Word Family: noun: success, succession, successor; adjective: successful ≠ unsuccessful, successive; verb: succeed; adverb: successfully ≠ unsuccessfully
Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: succedere 'to go up, follow after, succeed', from sub- 'near' + cedere 'to go'
1. [intransitive] to do what you tried or wanted to do:Language: Latin
Origin: succedere 'to go up, follow after, succeed', from sub- 'near' + cedere 'to go'
succeed in doing something
► Do not say ‘succeed to do something’. Say succeed in doing something.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say they manage to do something rather than succeed in doing something:
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2. [intransitive] to have the result or effect something was intended to have:
REGISTER
In everyday English, people often say that a method or treatment works rather than succeeds:
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3. [intransitive] to do well in your job, especially because you have worked hard at it for a long time
succeed as
succeed in
4. [intransitive and transitive] to be the next person to take a position or job after someone else
succeed somebody as something
succeed somebody to the throne (=to be the next king or queen after someone else)
5. [transitive] to come after or replace something else, especially another product:
6. nothing succeeds like success used to say that success often leads to even greater success
7. only succeed in doing something used when someone does the opposite of what they intended to do:
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