a·chieve
verb OPAL W
/əˈtʃiːv/
/əˈtʃiːv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they achieve | /əˈtʃiːv/ /əˈtʃiːv/ |
| he / she / it achieves | /əˈtʃiːvz/ /əˈtʃiːvz/ |
| past simple achieved | /əˈtʃiːvd/ /əˈtʃiːvd/ |
| past participle achieved | /əˈtʃiːvd/ /əˈtʃiːvd/ |
| -ing form achieving | /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ /əˈtʃiːvɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] achieve something to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard, especially by making an effort for a long time
（凭长期努力）达到（某目标、地位、标准） - He had finally achieved success.
他终于获得了成功。 - They have both achieved great results.
他们两人都取得了巨大的成就。 - She has worked hard to achieve her goal.
她为实现目标而努力工作。 - to achieve an objective/aim
实现目标；达到目的 - They could not achieve their target of less than 3% inflation.
他们未能达到通货膨胀低于 3% 的目标。 - The firm has achieved the status of undisputed market leader.
该公司已经取得了无可争议的市场领导者的地位。 - achieve something through (doing) something Course objectives were achieved through a range of activities.
课程目标是通过一系列活动实现的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successa2, Working lifea2- I achieved a longstanding ambition to fly solo.
我实现了长期以来的单飞梦想。 - Sooner or later our shared efforts will achieve results.
我们共同的努力迟早会取得成果。 - The present law has failed to achieve its objectives.
现行的法律未能实现其目的。 - how to achieve a balance between work and family life
如何实现工作与家庭生活的平衡
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + achieve- fail to
- be able to
- try to
- …
- He had finally achieved success.
- [transitive] achieve something to succeed in doing something or causing something to happen
完成 - I haven't achieved very much today.
我今天没做成多少事。 - All you've achieved is to upset my parents.
你唯一做到的就是使我的父母难过。
Extra ExamplesTopics Successb2- By the end of the afternoon we had achieved very little.
到下午结束时，我们取得的成果甚少。 - They haven't achieved much yet.
他们还没有取得多大成就。 - I knew that the demonstration would achieve nothing.
我知道示威不会有任何结果。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + achieve- fail to
- be able to
- try to
- …
- I haven't achieved very much today.
- [intransitive] to be successful
成功 - Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.
他们的家庭背景使他们很难在学校获得成功。 - These students need to achieve academically in order to enter the labour market.
这些学生需要取得学业成绩才能进入劳动力市场。
- Their background gives them little chance of achieving at school.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French achever ‘come or bring to a head’, from a chief ‘to a head’.