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。