succeed

英 [sək'siːd] 美[sək'sid]
  • vi. 成功;继承;继任;兴旺
  • vt. 继承;接替;继…之后

CET4TEM4考研CET6中高频词核心词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: succeeds;过去式: succeeded;过去分词: succeeded;现在分词: succeeding;

中文词源


succeed 达到目的,成功,接替,继任

suc-,在下,在后,-ceed,走,词源同 accede,proceed.即跟在后面走,引申词义接替,继任,达 成目的,成功。

英英释意


1. attain success or reach a desired goal;
"The enterprise succeeded"
"We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"
"she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
2. be the successor (of);
"Carter followed Ford"
"Will Charles succeed to the throne?"

英文词源


succeed
succeed: [15] To succeed someone is etymologically to ‘go next to them’, hence to follow them. The word comes via Old French succeder from Latin succēdere, a compound verb formed from the prefix sub- ‘under’ (used here in the sense ‘next below’, hence ‘next to, after’) and cēdere ‘go’ (source also of English cede, exceed, proceed, etc). The notion of ‘getting near to something’ evolved in Latin into ‘doing well, prospering’ – whence the other main meaning of English succeed.
=> cede, excede, proceed, success
succeed (v.)
late 14c., intransitive and transitive, "come next after, follow after another; take the place of another, be elected or chosen for" a position, from Old French succeder "to follow on" (14c.) and directly from Latin succedere "come after, follow after; go near to; come under; take the place of," also "go from under, mount up, ascend," hence "get on well, prosper, be victorious," from sub "next to, after" (see sub-) + cedere "go, move" (see cede).

Meaning "to continue, endure" is from early 15c. The sense of "turn out well, have a favorable result" in English is first recorded late 15c., with ellipsis of adverb (succeed well). Of persons, "to be successful," from c. 1500. Related: Succeeded; succeeding.

同义词辨析


continue, resume, succeed, go on

这些动词或短语动词均有"继续"之意。

continue: 普通用词。或指持续而不停止,或有一段中断后又继续下去。

resume: 指中断后的继续。

succeed: 侧重指有规律地连续。

go on: 通俗用词,多用于口语中。go on+-ing表暂停后继续做原事,即后继续的内容与原来的内容相同。go on+不定式指做完某事后,接着做不同的另一件事。

flourish, thrive, succeed, prosper

这些动词都有"兴旺,成功"之意。

flourish: 指处于成功、繁荣、进步的顶盛阶段。

thrive: 指蓬勃发展,常指显而易见的成功。

succeed: 表示成功,强调完成某件向往或企图去做的事,与fail相对。

prosper: 指持续不断地成功,也指越来越成功。

考试真题


She succeeded in quitting smoking abruptlyShe was also a researcher of tobacco and health.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

The shorthand ( ' , 简写) educators use for this is pre-K —meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child's schooling.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

It could not succeed without German cooperation.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

If he succeeds in curbing costs—a big if—it would be a huge gain for America.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

By channelling the magic of computing into products, Steve Jobs had succeeded in   

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

Being surrounded by white peers motivates a black student to work harder to succeed.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

In coeducational schools, girls are often expected to succeed only in humanities or the art.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

Procter and Gamble has a "Corporate Innovation Fund" which offers big rewards for high-risk ideas that succeed.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

Student tutors feel upset when their teachable agents fail, but happy when these virtual pupils succeed as they derive pride and satisfaction from someone else's accomplishment.

2018年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C

The shorthand educators use for this is "pre-K"—meaning instruction before kindergarten—and the big idea is to prepare 4-year-olds and even younger kids to be ready to succeed on their K-12 journey.

2016年6月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum( 阶层) but not necessarily others.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Children from higher-income families are likely to have the skills to navigate bureaucracies and succeed in schools and workplaces, Ms.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

If our economies are to flourish, if global poverty is to be eliminated and if the well-being of the world's people enhanced—not just in this generation but in succeeding generations—we must make sure we take care of the natural environment and resources on which our economic activity depends.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Efforts to accelerate the current energy transitions didn't succeed as expected.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

This level of wastage is a tragedy that cannot continue if we are to succeed in the challenge of sustainably meeting our future food demands.

出自-2013年12月阅读原文

Businesses are less likely to succeed without setting realistic goals.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The personality ethic suggests that people are likely to succeed if they have positive mental attitude.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

Both can succeed depending on the specific situation.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

As a possible home for alien life, it has been voted the planet least likely to succeed.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

Children grow up learning the skills to succeed in their socioeconomic stratum (阶层) but not necessarily others.

2017年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

Maybe students who choose less prestigious universities are bound to succeed because they are determined to.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

My school didn't come pre-packaged like the more popular options, so we were left to take care of ourselves, figuring out city life and trying to complete degree programs that no one was championing for us to succeed in.

2018年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

2015年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Daughter elisabeth explains, "our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace."

2015年高考英语安徽卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Ehlers eventually succeeded in coaxing the animal to him.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

He said that if he quit the job, he would lose his drive to work and succeed.

2018年高考英语浙江卷 完形填空 原文

Human beings, I believe must try to succeed.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Most colleges now offer first-year students a course specially designed to help them succeed academically and personally.

2019年高考英语天津卷 单项填空 原文

There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.

2016年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

We succeed in our field of specialization and then become trapped in it.

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America’s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hops to attract.

出自-2011年考研阅读原文

These benefactors have succeeded in their chosen fields, they say, and they want to use their wealth to draw attention to those who have succeeded in science.

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

"Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns," said Carol Berning, a consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter and Gamble, the company that sold $76 billion of tide, Crest and other products last year.

2010年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them.

2015年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Failing at something can help you discover your truest friends, or help you find unexpected motivation to succeed.

2020年考研真题(英语二)翻译 Section Ⅲ

If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America's oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract.

2011年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


nothing succeeds like success

(proverb)success leads to opportunities for further and greater successes

(谚)一事成功百事顺

实用场景例句


Our plan succeeded.
我们的计划成功了。

牛津词典

He succeeded in getting a place at art school.
他被艺术学校录取了。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

You will have to work hard if you are to succeed.
要想有所作为,你必须苦干。

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

He had hoped to succeed as a violinist.
他曾希望做一名有成就的小提琴家。

牛津词典

Who succeeded Kennedy as President?
接替肯尼迪任总统的是谁?

牛津词典

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。

牛津词典

Strands of DNA are reproduced through succeeding generations .
DNA(脱氧核糖核酸)链通过后代得到复制。

牛津词典

She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558.
她于1558年继承王位。

牛津词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Some people will succeed in their efforts to stop smoking...
一些人经过努力可以成功戒烟。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Sooner or later we will succeed.
我们迟早会成功的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Tom's anxiety to succeed led him to work hard.
汤姆对成功的渴望使他更加努力.

《简明英汉词典》

Cold and heat succeed each other.
寒来暑往.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

What makes Jim think he could succeed at music?
是什么使吉姆认为他能在音乐方面获得成功?

《简明英汉词典》

With no direct descendent, who will succeed to the title?
没有直系后裔, 谁来继承爵位 呢 ?

《简明英汉词典》

You can't expect to succeed if you attempt tasks above your ability.
如果你要做能力达不到的事,就别指望成功.

《简明英汉词典》

He is bound to succeed in his enterprise.
他在事业上一定会成功.

《简明英汉词典》

He had no son to succeed him.
他没有儿子继承他.

《现代英汉综合大词典》