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单词 succeed
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Definition of succeed in English:

succeed

verb səkˈsiːdsəkˈsid
  • 1no object Achieve the desired aim or result.

    he succeeded in winning a pardon

    他成功地赢得赦免。

    a mission which could not possibly succeed

    不可能完成的任务。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few companies have succeeded in achieving substantial workflows across their supply chains.
    • The committees appear to have succeeded in achieving that elusive consensus on what needs to be done to dig Scottish education out of the Higher Still morass.
    • A son, a wife, a father, has succeeded in achieving a dream after years of hard work, of financial and personal sacrifice.
    • Technical problems succeeded in achieving something the general public could not: temporarily disabling the march of bureaucracy.
    • The home went up in flames and the father tried to break down the door to get the children out and eventually succeeded in pulling one side of the caravan away.
    • I'll leave it to others to decide whether he succeeded in achieving that goal.
    • Although profoundly deaf himself, he had eventually succeeded in gaining places at Wadham College and then the Royal Northern College of Music.
    • The Brazilians have succeeded in achieving an increase in the production of farmed shrimp.
    • A group of 20 local blocklayers, plumbers and electricians succeeded in achieving their Safe Pass card in the FAS certified programme.
    • Kildare were in the doldrums but he quickly rescued them and they almost succeeded in achieving All-Ireland glory.
    • Employees should know exactly what is expected of them and the extent to which they have succeeded in achieving specific targets already set by management, he said.
    • A number of farmers caught in this trap took legal action, and eventually succeeded in gaining redress.
    • It has also succeeded in achieving the proclaimed mission of poverty reduction through community-based organisation of poor Kerala women.
    • It is the path that was first taught more than 2,500 years ago by the Buddha Shakyamuni, who succeeded in achieving complete realization of perfect wisdom and compassion.
    • However, the government has never succeeded in achieving this.
    • Also, with my local youth council in Monifieth, we have succeeded in achieving the renovation of a dirty footpath that is a main part of many people's journey from home to school.
    • Clarity, certainty, consistency and reliability of outcomes are what the team aimed for, and succeeded in achieving.
    • He tried hard and eventually succeeded in cracking the UK market and has since gone on to play further overseas, in Europe, the US and Canada.
    • If Carlyle eventually succeeded in avoiding these consequences, it was only by sacrificing most of what was best in the work of his youth.
    • The camp eventually succeeded in training more than five hundred special operatives.
    Synonyms
    triumph, be victorious, achieve success, be successful, be a success, do well, make good, prosper, flourish, thrive, advance
    informal make it, make the grade, cut it, crack it, make a name for oneself, make one's mark, get somewhere, do all right for oneself, arrive, find a place in the sun
    be successful, turn out well, work, work out, go as planned, get results, be effective, be profitable
    informal come off, pay off, pan out, do the trick
    1. 1.1 Attain fame, wealth, or social status.
      the management and business skills you need to succeed
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When competition becomes the dominant model for social reward, only a few can succeed, whereas the rest grow embittered.
      • His talent will give him the fame he needs to succeed.
      • They marry, both ultimately succeeding in the harsher social and financial climate of the New World.
      • Everyone wants their child to succeed, but too many parents focus on future fame and riches.
      • Businessmen will succeed and there will be a subsequent rise in wealth and reputation.
  • 2with object Take over a throne, office, or other position from.

    接替;继承

    he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister

    他将接替霍克成为首相。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Individuals who serve as President of the Association shall not succeed themselves in office.
    • The new first minister, Donald Dewar, died after one year in office, and was succeeded by Henry McLeish.
    • Birendra's brother, Gyanendra, who succeeded him on the throne, had no such reservations.
    • At the age of 42 Moores is ideally positioned to succeed Fletcher as England coach when the time comes.
    • King Sihamoni, 51, a former ballet dancer, ascended the throne Friday, succeeding his father who suddenly abdicated earlier this month.
    • He succeeded the first president to ever resign from office.
    • He succeeded Mr Scaife in that position when he moved to be chief executive of the strategic health authority in January 2003.
    • His eldest son Harley eventually succeeded him in both positions.
    • Other coaches have begun trying to position themselves to succeed him, a sure sign Asbury is in trouble.
    • It implies that if you've ever criticised the president's war conduct, you cannot succeed him in office.
    • His 18-year-old niece, Victoria, succeeded him to the throne.
    • He succeeded his father to the throne in the capital - then Turnovo - in 1371.
    • By the time he succeeded his father to the throne in Turnovo, the state had become a pale shadow of its powerful past.
    • Ten years after becoming king, Ferdinand was hounded from the throne, to be succeeded by his son, Boris III.
    • The rulers of the Chakri dynasty, who succeeded the kings of Ayyuthaya, assumed the throne name of Rama, a practice that continues to this day.
    • Whether Davis remains in office or one of the so-called major replacement candidates succeeds him, the attacks on the working people of California will intensify.
    • He was succeeded by Jim Adams who held the position for many years.
    • In 1720 he succeeded Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal, a position he was to hold for 21 years despite being 64 years old when appointed.
    • The ecclesiastical reformers' objections to a son succeeding his father in the priestly office meant they were acutely conscious of the need to provide alternatives to the home as places of education.
    • Parke, previously president and chief operating officer, succeeds company founder Allen Mebane, who will remain as chairman.
    Synonyms
    replace, take the place of, take over from, come after, follow, supersede, supplant, displace, oust, remove, unseat, usurp
    informal step into someone's shoes, fill someone's shoes/boots
    1. 2.1no object Become the new rightful holder of an office, title, or property.
      接任;继承
      he succeeded to his father's kingdom

      他继承了父亲的王国。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Duke, who only succeeded to the title after his father's death in October, had a history of ill heath.
      • Shortly after returning from his trip down the Nile, Rayleigh's father died and Strutt, as he had been up to that time, succeeded to the title becoming the third Baron Rayleigh.
      • The President reminisced with his audience about how there had been no CIA when he had succeeded to the presidency in 1945.
      • He killed the person Yu the Great had appointed and succeeded to his father's power, beginning the hereditary system of monarchy.
      • Inheritance typically involved the eldest son of a man's first wife, who succeeded to his office and property.
      • When the duke's father died in 1950 and he succeeded to the title, there was £7m in death duties to pay - a staggering sum for the time.
      • Harold succeeded to his father's titles in 1053, becoming the most powerful man in England.
      • He then formally succeeded to Patterson's post, although there had been speculation that a person outside the NSC would be assigned to the position.
      • Lee succeeded to the presidency and remained in office for 12 years.
      • When he died, it went in turn to the third son, George, who founded the family of the Sinclairs of Mey which succeeded to the earldom in 1789.
      • The position was that in this State you had probate duty which was levied on the estate, you had succession duty which was levied on those who succeeded to property, not by way of the will.
      • Her brother Bartholomew succeeded to his father's copyhold when their mother died, in 1599.
      • Sir Martin was born at his family's country seat, Kirkdale Manor, Helmsley, and succeeded to the title on the death of his father, in 1937.
      • He was the son of an Irish viscount and succeeded to the title and the Ulster estates at the age of 6.
      • It may also be the case that, with a few possible exceptions, no one with the intellectual abilities of Henry George succeeded to the leadership of the movement.
      • To make matters worse at the time he succeeded to the ownership of Barra, the Government reduced the duty on imported barilla, knocking out the prop which kept the kelping industry afloat.
      • The reality is for more than 40 years no Democrat has succeeded to the White House who hasn't been from the South.
      • His other son, Richard, who succeeded to the title following his death, lives in London.
      • They had each succeeded to the title of Emperor of India as well as king, yet the Empire collapsed.
      • This system was subverted by his brother John when he succeeded to the throne in 1199, and extraordinarily repressive measures were set in motion to extort money from them.
      Synonyms
      inherit, accede to, assume, take over, come into, acquire, attain, be elevated to
    2. 2.2 Come after and take the place of.
      继…之后,接替
      her embarrassment was succeeded by fear

      她先是尴尬,继而感到很害怕。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The danger of war passed, to be succeeded by one yet more frightening: cholera, spreading from the east.
      • As the acuteness of this remorse began to die away, it was succeeded by a sense of joy.
      • As discipline improved and the men began to feel no longer simply volunteers, but enlisted volunteers, the romantic devotion which they had felt was succeeded by a feeling of constraint and necessity.
      Synonyms
      follow, come after, follow after
      take the place of, replace
      subsequent, successive, following, ensuing, later, future, next, coming

Phrases

  • nothing succeeds like success

    • proverb Success leads to opportunities for further and greater successes.

      〈谚〉一事成功百事顺

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In mitigation, this run of bad results was closely tied to a string of away fixtures that would test any team but it once again proved that if nothing succeeds like success then failure facilitates a firing.
      • You know that saying, nothing succeeds like success?
      • Or put it down to the fact that in Hollywood nothing succeeds like success.
      • Yes, political consulting is a business, and nothing succeeds like success.
      • After all, if it works, and nothing succeeds like success, go with the flow.
      • Well, its an old saying and a true one: nothing succeeds like success.
      • But in America, nothing succeeds like success.
      • At the end of the day, nothing succeeds like success.
      • She is a pioneer in the business, she put out a great magazine, and nothing succeeds like success.
      • Be it luck or tactics, in the end nothing succeeds like success.

Derivatives

  • succeeder

  • noun səkˈsiːdəsəkˈsidər
    • 1A person who accomplishes a desired aim or result.

      you're more likely to become a succeeder if you try and try and try
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A couple of our ancient and founding myths need to be revised in view of the redefined values which have been universally embraced throughout the world, especially among its succeeders.
      • The uncomfortable succeeders may perhaps have been virtuous individuals, but that is not the measure of their success.
      • With these two axes the students could be divided into bad learners, succeeders, unsuitables and unmotivated ones.
      • the true succeeder of his house
    • 2archaic A person who takes over or inherits a throne, office, or other position.

      接替;继承

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere 'come close after', from sub- 'close to' + cedere 'go'.

  • cede from early 16th century:

    Cede is from French céder or Latin cedere ‘to yield, give way, go’. Cedere is a rich source of English words including abscess (mid 16th century) ‘going away’ (of the infection when it bursts); access [Middle English] ‘go to’; ancestor (Middle English) someone who went ante ‘before’; antecedent (Late Middle English) from the same base as ancestor; cease (Middle English); concede (Late Middle English) to give way completely; decease (Middle English) ‘go away’; exceed (Late Middle English) to go beyond a boundary; intercede (late 16th century) go between; predecessor (Late Middle English) one who went away before; proceed (Late Middle English) to go forward; recede (Late Middle English) ‘go back’; and succeed (Late Middle English) ‘come close after’.

Rhymes

accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed

Definition of succeed in US English:

succeed

verbsəkˈsidsəkˈsēd
  • 1no object Achieve the desired aim or result.

    he succeeded in winning a pardon

    他成功地赢得赦免。

    a mission which could not possibly succeed

    不可能完成的任务。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few companies have succeeded in achieving substantial workflows across their supply chains.
    • He tried hard and eventually succeeded in cracking the UK market and has since gone on to play further overseas, in Europe, the US and Canada.
    • I'll leave it to others to decide whether he succeeded in achieving that goal.
    • Employees should know exactly what is expected of them and the extent to which they have succeeded in achieving specific targets already set by management, he said.
    • If Carlyle eventually succeeded in avoiding these consequences, it was only by sacrificing most of what was best in the work of his youth.
    • Clarity, certainty, consistency and reliability of outcomes are what the team aimed for, and succeeded in achieving.
    • It is the path that was first taught more than 2,500 years ago by the Buddha Shakyamuni, who succeeded in achieving complete realization of perfect wisdom and compassion.
    • The committees appear to have succeeded in achieving that elusive consensus on what needs to be done to dig Scottish education out of the Higher Still morass.
    • Also, with my local youth council in Monifieth, we have succeeded in achieving the renovation of a dirty footpath that is a main part of many people's journey from home to school.
    • A number of farmers caught in this trap took legal action, and eventually succeeded in gaining redress.
    • A son, a wife, a father, has succeeded in achieving a dream after years of hard work, of financial and personal sacrifice.
    • However, the government has never succeeded in achieving this.
    • The Brazilians have succeeded in achieving an increase in the production of farmed shrimp.
    • The home went up in flames and the father tried to break down the door to get the children out and eventually succeeded in pulling one side of the caravan away.
    • A group of 20 local blocklayers, plumbers and electricians succeeded in achieving their Safe Pass card in the FAS certified programme.
    • Technical problems succeeded in achieving something the general public could not: temporarily disabling the march of bureaucracy.
    • Although profoundly deaf himself, he had eventually succeeded in gaining places at Wadham College and then the Royal Northern College of Music.
    • It has also succeeded in achieving the proclaimed mission of poverty reduction through community-based organisation of poor Kerala women.
    • The camp eventually succeeded in training more than five hundred special operatives.
    • Kildare were in the doldrums but he quickly rescued them and they almost succeeded in achieving All-Ireland glory.
    Synonyms
    triumph, be victorious, achieve success, be successful, be a success, do well, make good, prosper, flourish, thrive, advance
    be successful, turn out well, work, work out, go as planned, get results, be effective, be profitable
  • 2with object Take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from.

    接替;继承

    he would succeed Hawke as Prime Minister

    他将接替霍克成为首相。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The ecclesiastical reformers' objections to a son succeeding his father in the priestly office meant they were acutely conscious of the need to provide alternatives to the home as places of education.
    • In 1720 he succeeded Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal, a position he was to hold for 21 years despite being 64 years old when appointed.
    • He was succeeded by Jim Adams who held the position for many years.
    • Whether Davis remains in office or one of the so-called major replacement candidates succeeds him, the attacks on the working people of California will intensify.
    • King Sihamoni, 51, a former ballet dancer, ascended the throne Friday, succeeding his father who suddenly abdicated earlier this month.
    • His eldest son Harley eventually succeeded him in both positions.
    • Individuals who serve as President of the Association shall not succeed themselves in office.
    • Birendra's brother, Gyanendra, who succeeded him on the throne, had no such reservations.
    • Other coaches have begun trying to position themselves to succeed him, a sure sign Asbury is in trouble.
    • It implies that if you've ever criticised the president's war conduct, you cannot succeed him in office.
    • By the time he succeeded his father to the throne in Turnovo, the state had become a pale shadow of its powerful past.
    • He succeeded his father to the throne in the capital - then Turnovo - in 1371.
    • The rulers of the Chakri dynasty, who succeeded the kings of Ayyuthaya, assumed the throne name of Rama, a practice that continues to this day.
    • Parke, previously president and chief operating officer, succeeds company founder Allen Mebane, who will remain as chairman.
    • The new first minister, Donald Dewar, died after one year in office, and was succeeded by Henry McLeish.
    • He succeeded Mr Scaife in that position when he moved to be chief executive of the strategic health authority in January 2003.
    • He succeeded the first president to ever resign from office.
    • His 18-year-old niece, Victoria, succeeded him to the throne.
    • At the age of 42 Moores is ideally positioned to succeed Fletcher as England coach when the time comes.
    • Ten years after becoming king, Ferdinand was hounded from the throne, to be succeeded by his son, Boris III.
    Synonyms
    replace, take the place of, take over from, come after, follow, supersede, supplant, displace, oust, remove, unseat, usurp
    1. 2.1no object Become the new rightful holder of an inheritance, office, title, or property.
      接任;继承
      he succeeded to his father's kingdom

      他继承了父亲的王国。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The reality is for more than 40 years no Democrat has succeeded to the White House who hasn't been from the South.
      • It may also be the case that, with a few possible exceptions, no one with the intellectual abilities of Henry George succeeded to the leadership of the movement.
      • His other son, Richard, who succeeded to the title following his death, lives in London.
      • To make matters worse at the time he succeeded to the ownership of Barra, the Government reduced the duty on imported barilla, knocking out the prop which kept the kelping industry afloat.
      • Lee succeeded to the presidency and remained in office for 12 years.
      • This system was subverted by his brother John when he succeeded to the throne in 1199, and extraordinarily repressive measures were set in motion to extort money from them.
      • Inheritance typically involved the eldest son of a man's first wife, who succeeded to his office and property.
      • Her brother Bartholomew succeeded to his father's copyhold when their mother died, in 1599.
      • The President reminisced with his audience about how there had been no CIA when he had succeeded to the presidency in 1945.
      • He was the son of an Irish viscount and succeeded to the title and the Ulster estates at the age of 6.
      • Sir Martin was born at his family's country seat, Kirkdale Manor, Helmsley, and succeeded to the title on the death of his father, in 1937.
      • He killed the person Yu the Great had appointed and succeeded to his father's power, beginning the hereditary system of monarchy.
      • Harold succeeded to his father's titles in 1053, becoming the most powerful man in England.
      • When the duke's father died in 1950 and he succeeded to the title, there was £7m in death duties to pay - a staggering sum for the time.
      • Shortly after returning from his trip down the Nile, Rayleigh's father died and Strutt, as he had been up to that time, succeeded to the title becoming the third Baron Rayleigh.
      • The position was that in this State you had probate duty which was levied on the estate, you had succession duty which was levied on those who succeeded to property, not by way of the will.
      • When he died, it went in turn to the third son, George, who founded the family of the Sinclairs of Mey which succeeded to the earldom in 1789.
      • The Duke, who only succeeded to the title after his father's death in October, had a history of ill heath.
      • He then formally succeeded to Patterson's post, although there had been speculation that a person outside the NSC would be assigned to the position.
      • They had each succeeded to the title of Emperor of India as well as king, yet the Empire collapsed.
      Synonyms
      inherit, accede to, assume, take over, come into, acquire, attain, be elevated to
    2. 2.2 Come after and take the place of.
      继…之后,接替
      her embarrassment was succeeded by fear

      她先是尴尬,继而感到很害怕。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The danger of war passed, to be succeeded by one yet more frightening: cholera, spreading from the east.
      • As discipline improved and the men began to feel no longer simply volunteers, but enlisted volunteers, the romantic devotion which they had felt was succeeded by a feeling of constraint and necessity.
      • As the acuteness of this remorse began to die away, it was succeeded by a sense of joy.
      Synonyms
      follow, come after, follow after
      subsequent, successive, following, ensuing, later, future, next, coming

Phrases

  • nothing succeeds like success

    • proverb Success leads to opportunities for further and greater successes.

      〈谚〉一事成功百事顺

      Example sentencesExamples
      • After all, if it works, and nothing succeeds like success, go with the flow.
      • You know that saying, nothing succeeds like success?
      • Well, its an old saying and a true one: nothing succeeds like success.
      • She is a pioneer in the business, she put out a great magazine, and nothing succeeds like success.
      • But in America, nothing succeeds like success.
      • At the end of the day, nothing succeeds like success.
      • Yes, political consulting is a business, and nothing succeeds like success.
      • Be it luck or tactics, in the end nothing succeeds like success.
      • In mitigation, this run of bad results was closely tied to a string of away fixtures that would test any team but it once again proved that if nothing succeeds like success then failure facilitates a firing.
      • Or put it down to the fact that in Hollywood nothing succeeds like success.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French succeder or Latin succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.

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