only succeed in doing something

used when someone does the opposite of what they intended to do 反倒做了某事

It seems I’ve only succeeded in upsetting you.

看起来我反倒让你伤心了。

Examples from the Corpus

only succeed in doing something• However, the utterance only succeeds in having this function if certain external conditions are fulfilled.• It's always been a Dark Force, and you've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it.• Laws against abortion only succeed in making it painful and dangerous.• Revolutions only succeed in Britain if they pretend to be fondly restoring the past, not accelerating change.• She tried to get out of it, but only succeeded in making herself the last to sing.• Triumphant Rome tried to exterminate the Church of Mary, but only succeeded in driving it underground.• We shall only succeed in dealing with the problems through a vast international cooperative effort.

→ only succeed in doing something at succeed(2)

单词	only succeed in doing something
释义	only succeed in doing something only succeed in doing something used when someone does the opposite of what they intended to do 反倒做了某事 It seems I’ve only succeeded in upsetting you. 看起来我反倒让你伤心了。 Examples from the Corpus only succeed in doing something• However, the utterance only succeeds in having this function if certain external conditions are fulfilled.• It's always been a Dark Force, and you've only succeeded in harnessing a minuscule aspect of it.• Laws against abortion only succeed in making it painful and dangerous.• Revolutions only succeed in Britain if they pretend to be fondly restoring the past, not accelerating change.• She tried to get out of it, but only succeeded in making herself the last to sing.• Triumphant Rome tried to exterminate the Church of Mary, but only succeeded in driving it underground.• We shall only succeed in dealing with the problems through a vast international cooperative effort. → only succeed in doing something at succeed(2)
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