intransitive. Of persons: to succeed or prosper; to meet with success or good fortune; to attain one's purpose or desire. Now archaic.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > succeed or be a success [verb (intransitive)] > achieve success (of persons) (61) speed993 intransitive. Of persons: to succeed or prosper; to meet with success or good fortune; to attain one's purpose or desire. Now archaic. achievec1300 intransitive. To be successful in doing something; to attain a desired end or level of performance. Also simply: to strive, make an effort. escheve?a1400 intransitive. To gain one's end; const. of or simply; = achieve, v. 3b. succeed1509 Of persons: To attain a desired end or object; to be successful in an endeavour; to bring one's labours to a happy issue. Also formerly, with… to turn up trumps1595 figurative and in figurative context. to turn up trumps, to turn out well or successfully (colloquial). fadge1611 Of persons: To make things fit; hence, to get on, succeed. Obsolete. to nick ita1637 transitive. to nick it: to hit the mark, to make a hit; to guess correctly. Obsolete. to hit the mark (also nail, needle, pin)1655 to hit the mark (also nail, needle, pin); to hit the nail upon (or on) the head, usually figurative. to get on1768 intransitive. To prosper, succeed. Frequently in to get on in the world: see world, n. phrases 16c. Also: to fare (in some specified way, or with a… to reap, win one's laurels1819 The foliage of this tree as an emblem of victory or of distinction in poetry, etc. plural in the same sense, literal and figurative. Also in to rea… to go a long way1859 to go a long way: to achieve success. Chiefly in future and conditional constructions. Cf. go, v. 39. win out1861 In reference to a desired end, a condition, experience, proceeding, etc.: with various prepositions and adverbs, often in specialized senses: = get… score1882 transferred and figurative (chiefly colloquial). intransitive. To achieve a success; to make a hit. to score off (a person): to gain a triumph… to make it1885 transitive. figurative. to make it: (colloquial) to be successful, accomplish one's objective; (slang) to achieve sexual intercourse (with). to make a ten-strike1887 in the game of ten-pins, a throw which bowls over all the pins; hence figurative, spec. a success, esp. in to make a ten-strike, to score a success… to make the grade1912 U.S. to make the grade: to reach the proper standard, to be successful. Originally U.S. to make good1914 To achieve success in life; to become rich and successful. to bring home the bacon1924 To cause to come along with oneself; to fetch. It includes ‘lead’ or ‘conduct’ (French amener) as… Colloquial phrase to bring home the bacon… to go places1931 colloquial (originally U.S.). To be successful (esp. in one's career); to make progress. Subcategories:— have grounds for expecting success (3) — have necessary qualities for success (1) — achieve first step to success (1) — start successfully (1) — succeed at the first attempt (1) — sweep away all obstacles to success (1) — succeed after retirement or failure (1) — in spite of lack of skill or foresight (2) — score great success or high marks (1) — make good one's cause or position (2) — perform or contest successfully (3) — play a part successfully (1) — succeed in doing anything (17) — succeed against expectations (1) — in excess of expectations (1) — succeed by a narrow margin (2) — succeed in a daring enterprise (1) — be successful in the end (1) — succeed by luck (1) |
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