succeeds; succeeded; succeeding
succeeds; succeeded; succeeding
Learner's definition of SUCCEED
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a : to do what you are trying to do : to achieve the correct or desired result（人）成功，达到目的，实现目标 —
often + in -
He will never succeed in this business. [=he will never be successful in this business]他绝不会在这个行业中取得成功。
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Our team succeeded in stopping their offensive momentum.我们队成功地阻止了他们的进攻势头。
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She finally succeeded in persuading me to go.最终，她还是成功地劝说我去了。
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I tried to apologize but only succeeded in making her angrier. [=all I did was make her angrier when I tried to apologize]我试图道歉，但结果却让她更加生气。
b : to happen in the planned or desired way顺利完成；奏效；达到预期目的 2
a [+ object] : to come after (something) in a series紧跟；接替 b : to get a particular job, position, or title after the person who had it before you has retired, died, etc.继任；接任 [+ object]
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Both of them have ambitions to succeed the prime minister.他们两人都怀有接任首相职位的雄心。
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She will succeed him as chair of the committee.她将接替他成为委员会新任主席。
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The Queen died and was succeeded by James I.女王逝世后，詹姆斯一世继位。
[no object]
nothing succeeds like success
— used to say that one success often results in another success一事成，百事顺