successful

adj.

1. 达到目的；有成效的
   achieving your aims or what was intended
   1. They were successful in winning the contract.
      他们终于争取到了那份合同。
   2. I wasn't very successful at keeping the news secret.
      我没能把这条消息严格保密。
   3. We congratulated them on the successful completion of the project.
      我们祝贺他们工程顺利竣工。
2. 获得成功的；有成就的
   having become popular and/or made a lot of money
   1. The play was very successful on Broadway.
      那部剧在百老汇大获成功。
   2. a successful actor
      走红的演员
   3. The company has had another successful year.
      公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。

1. ADJ-GRADED 达到目的的;有成效的;成功的
   Something that is successful achieves what it was intended to achieve. Someone who is successful achieves what they intended to achieve.
   1. How successful will this new treatment be?...
      这一新的疗法会有多大成效？
   2. I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him...
      我期盼着能与他建立长期而有成效的合作关系。
   3. She has been comparatively successful in maintaining her privacy.
      在保护自己的隐私方面她一直都做得比较成功。
2. ADJ-GRADED 获得成功的;受欢迎的;获利匪浅的
   Something that is successful is popular or makes a lot of money.
   1. ...the hugely successful movie that brought Robert Redford an Oscar for his directing...
      让罗伯特·雷德福拿到了奥斯卡最佳导演奖的大受欢迎的影片
   2. One of the keys to successful business is careful planning.
      打造成功企业的关键之一就是要精心策划。
3. ADJ-GRADED (人)成功的，有成就的
   Someone who is successful achieves a high position in what they do, for example in business or politics.
   1. Women do not necessarily have to imitate men to be successful in business...
      女性不见得非要模仿男性才能在商界叱咤风云。
   2. She is a successful lawyer.
      她是个成功的律师。

1. This campaign is one of the most successful in the history of advertising.
   这一宣传推广是广告史上最为成功的活动之一。
2. Heath's appeal against the sentence was later successful
   希思对判决不服提出上诉，后来胜诉了。
3. He and a partner set up on their own and built a successful fashion company
   他和同伴自己创业，创办了一家成功的时装公司。
4. Dennis had recently begun a successful career conducting opera.
   丹尼斯最近开始从事歌剧指挥的工作，并且非常成功。
5. I was elated that my second heart bypass had been successful
   第二次心脏搭桥手术成功了，我很高兴。
6. The end result is very good and very successful
   最终结果非常好，非常成功。
7. They both have learnt that ambition and successful fatherhood can be mutually exclusive.
   他们两个人都认识到了追求理想和做个好父亲不能两者兼顾。
8. You will be successful in whatever you do and you will have a very full and interesting life.
   你不管做什么都会成功，并且会过着非常充实有趣的生活。
9. His previous fusions of jazz, pop and African melodies have proved highly successful.
   事实证明他先前融合了爵士乐、流行乐和非洲旋律的作品非常成功。
10. Given patience, successful breeding of this species can be achieved.
    只要有耐心，是能成功培育出这一品种的。
11. I think it's going to be successful
    我认为这事会成功。
12. I wasn't successful, so they looked down on me.
    我一无所成，所以他们瞧不起我。
13. Was he born to be successful, or did he just luck out?
    是他命中注定会成功，还是仅仅交了好运？
14. We have been successful because we are offering a quality service
    我们因提供的服务水准一流一直经营得很成功。
15. Behind many successful men there is, more often than not, a woman who makes this success possible.
    很多成功男人的背后往往都有一位助他一臂之力的女人。
16. He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times
    他被认为是现代最为成功的财政大臣。
17. This has been one of the most successful desserts in my repertoire.
    这是我会做的甜点中做得最成功的一种。
18. If we can reproduce the form we have shown in the last couple of months we will be successful.
    如果我们能再采用前两个月的形式，我们就会成功。
19. He was given the job as a reward for running a successful leadership bid.
    因为成功组织了领导职位竞选活动，他得到了这份工作。
20. Successful agricultural reform is also a sine qua non of Mexico's modernisation.
    成功的农业改革也是墨西哥实现现代化的必要条件。
21. There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen
    人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
22. How successful will this new treatment be?
    这一新的疗法会有多大成效？
23. I am looking forward to a long and successful partnership with him
    我期盼着能与他建立长期而有成效的合作关系。
24. She has been comparatively successful in maintaining her privacy.
    在保护自己的隐私方面她一直都做得比较成功。
25. One of the keys to successful business is careful planning.
    打造成功企业的关键之一就是要精心策划。
26. Women do not necessarily have to imitate men to be successful in business
    女性不见得非要模仿男性才能在商界叱咤风云。
27. She is a successful lawyer.
    她是个成功的律师。
28. Successful venture capital investment is a lot harder than it sometimes looks.
    成功的风险投资有时要比它表面看起来困难得多。
29. A successful man often has many enemies.
    一个有成就的人往往有很多仇敌。
30. Whether this will be successful or not is still difficult to predict.
    成败利钝尚难逆料。

adj

1. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
   1. a successful architect
   2. a successful business venture