1 [I] succeed (in sth/doing sth) to manage to achieve what you want; to do well 成功;达到目的:
Our plan succeeded.我们的计划成功了。A good education will help you succeed in life.良好的教育有助将来取得成功。to succeed in passing an exam考试及格 [OPP] fail 反义词为fail
2 [I,T] to have a job or important position after sb else 继任;继承 ·
Tony Blair succeeded John Major as Prime Minister in 1997.1997年托尼˙布莱尔接替约翰˙梅杰出任首相。
succeed/səkˋsid; səkˈsiːd/v 1 [I] to do what you tried or wanted to do [ fail ] 成功﹐做成: I was determined to succeed. 我一定要成功。succeed in doing sth Did you succeed in finding a place to stay? 你找到地方住了吗?2 [I] to reach a high position in something such as your job [ fail ] 〔在事业上〕取得成功: +as She gave herself one year to succeed as a writer. 她给了自己一年时间要写出名堂来。3 [I] to have the result or effect that was intended [ fail ] 达到目的﹐取得预期效果: The negotiations are unlikely to succeed. 谈判不大可能取得成果。4 [I,T] to take a position or do a job after someone else 接替﹔继任: succeed sb as sth Mr Harvey will succeed Mrs Lincoln as chairman. 哈维先生将接替林肯夫人出任主席。
succeedsucceedsucceedssucceededsucceedingverb (succeeds, succeeding, succeeded)to do or get what you wanted to do or get: She finally succeeded in getting a job. I tried to get a ticket for the concert but I didn't succeed.oppositefail