succeed

verb

1. 达到目的；实现目标；办到；做成
   to achieve sth that you have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended
   1. Our plan succeeded.
      我们的计划成功了。
   2. He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
      他被艺术学校录取了。
   3. I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended) .
      我本想跟她商量，结果却把她惹火了。
2. 成功；有成就；有作为
   to be successful in your job, earning money, power, respect, etc.
   1. You will have to work hard if you are to succeed.
      要想有所作为，你必须苦干。
   2. She doesn't have the ruthlessness required to succeed in business.
      要在生意场上干出一番名堂，她缺乏必要的冷酷心肠。
   3. He had hoped to succeed as a violinist.
      他曾希望做一名有成就的小提琴家。
3. 接替；继任；随后出现
   to come next after sb/sth and take their/its place or position
   1. Who succeeded Kennedy as President?
      接替肯尼迪任总统的是谁？
   2. Their early success was succeeded by a period of miserable failure.
      他们起初获得成功，但随后有一段惨痛失败的时期。
   3. Strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations .
      DNA（脱氧核糖核酸）链通过后代得到复制。
4. 继承
   to gain the right to a title, property, etc. when sb dies
   1. She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558.
      她于1558年继承王位。

1. VERB 达到目的;成功做成;办到
   If you succeed in doing something, you manage to do it.
   1. We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense...
      我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。
   2. Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking...
      一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。
   3. If they can succeed in America and Europe, then they can succeed here too.
      如果他们在美国和欧洲都能取得成功的话，那么在这儿也不例外。
2. VERB 取得预期效果;表现良好
   If something succeeds, it works in a satisfactory way or has the result that is intended.
   1. If marriage is to succeed in the 1990's, then people have to recognise the new pressures it is facing.
      在 20 世纪 90 年代人们要想婚姻美满，那就不得不认识到它所面临的新压力。
   2. ...a move which would make any future talks even more unlikely to succeed.
      可能使今后的所有对话都更加难以取得什么成果的举动
3. VERB 功成名就;有作为
   Someone who succeeds gains a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics.
   1. ...the skills and qualities needed to succeed in small and medium-sized businesses.
      经营好中小企业所需的技能和素质
4. VERB 接替;继任
   If you succeed another person, you are the next person to have their job or position.
   1. David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1...
      戴维·罗兰将在 1 月 1 日接替他任主席几乎已成定局。
   2. The present ruler, Prince Rainier III, succeeded to the throne on 9 May 1949.
      现任元首，兰尼埃三世亲王于 1949 年 5 月 9 日继位。
5. VERB 在…之后;随…其后
   If one thing is succeeded by another thing, the other thing happens or comes after it.
   1. A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer — and more agonising — period of haggling over the fate of the family.
      闪电式离婚后可能紧接着就是一段在家庭命运上互相纠结的更加漫长、更加痛苦的时期。

1. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
   他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。
2. Barring accidents, I believe they will succeed.
   不出意外的话，我相信他们会成功的。
3. You must take the whole project more seriously if you are to succeed
   如果你想成功的话，你必须更认真地对待整个项目。
4. This time we really need to succeed or else people will start giving us funny looks
   这次我们真的需要成功，否则人们会开始用异样的眼光看我们。
5. I think that there is every chance that you will succeed
   我想你取得成功的机会很大。
6. I had always impressed upon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life
   我总让孩子们牢记努力工作就会成功。
7. He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us.
   他告上了法庭，但没有告赢我们。
8. To succeed, you must learn to overcome obstacles.
   必须学会克服困难才能成功。
9. He's realistic enough to know he's not going to succeed overnight
   他很现实，知道自己的成功不会一蹴而就。
10. If they succeed in court, they will be fully recompensed for their loss.
    如果他们能在法庭上胜诉，他们的损失将会得到全额赔偿。
11. If they succeed on Europe, then they will have reshaped the political and economic map of the world
    如果他们在欧洲获得成功，他们将会改变世界政治和经济格局。
12. I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed
    我隐隐觉得他们恐怕要成功了。
13. This will cost money, but if social inclusion is to succeed, it must be spent.
    这是需要花钱的，但是要想社会融入行动取得成功，这笔钱就必须得花。
14. We have already succeeded in working out ground rules with the Department of Defense
    我们已经成功地与国防部敲定了基本原则。
15. Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking
    一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。
16. If they can succeed in America and Europe, then they can succeed here too.
    如果他们在美国和欧洲都能取得成功的话，那么在这儿也不例外。
17. If marriage is to succeed in the 1990's, then people have to recognise the new pressures it is facing.
    在20世纪90年代人们要想婚姻美满，那就不得不认识到它所面临的新压力。
18. David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1
    戴维·罗兰将在1月1日接替他任主席几乎已成定局。
19. A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer — and more agonising — period of haggling over the fate of the family.
    闪电式离婚后可能紧接着就是一段在家庭命运上互相纠结的更加漫长、更加痛苦的时期。
20. His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed
    批评他的人不把他当回事，认为他太过谨慎，不能成事。
21. They will surely succeed.
    他们准能成功。
22. Surely he'll succeed.
    包管他会成功的。
23. Persevere and you'll succeed.
    只要你坚持不懈，你自会成功。
24. It's hard work but if you hang on you'll succeed in the end.
    这是件困难的工作，但如你坚持不渝，最后是能成功的。
25. We firmly believe that our just cause will succeed.
    我们坚信我们的正义事业必定胜利。
26. The great thing is to show willing; whether you succeed or not does not matter.
    主要的问题是是否愿意做，至于成功与否倒没关系。
27. There can be no doubt that you will succeed in your scientific research.
    毫无疑问你在科研方面会取得成功。
28. He's clever but won't succeed because he lacks drive.
    他虽然聪明，但不会成功，因为他缺乏进取心。
29. Sooner or later we will succeed.
    我们迟早会成功的。

v.

nothing succeeds like success

• 一事成，百事顺
  when you are successful in one area of your life, it often leads to success in other areas

verb

1. be the successor (of)
   1. Carter followed Ford
   2. Will Charles succeed to the throne?

   Synonym:    come afterfollow

2. attain success or reach a desired goal
   1. The enterprise succeeded
   2. We succeeded in getting tickets to the show
   3. she struggled to overcome her handicap and won

   Synonym:    wincome throughbring home the bacondeliver the goods