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单词 successor
释义
successorsuc‧ces‧sor /səkˈsesə $ -ər/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • In January 1947, Secretary of State Byrnes resigned; his successor was General Marshall.
  • Many people regard him as a likely successor to the current managing director.
  • Mason is Case's chosen successor as committee chairman.
  • Smyth resigned as Chief Superintendent two months ago and they still haven't appointed his successor.
  • The Orchestra is currently searching for a successor to music director James Sedares.
  • The refrigerator was the successor to the ice box.
  • Two weeks after the death of Pope John Paul, the cardinals met to elect his successor.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bryn Jones was bought from Wolves as James's successor in 1938 but war intervened to cut short his career.
  • Kuum's successor in Tallinn during the Stalinist period was Hugo Oengo.
  • My successor spent several months on the intercontinental telephone lines trying to locate the debtors.
  • The effort is likely to be politically disastrous, even if they can agree on a successor.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe person who does a particular job after someone else
someone who takes a position previously held by someone else: somebody's successor: · In January 1947, Secretary of State Byrnes resigned; his successor was General Marshall. · Two weeks after the death of Pope John Paul, the cardinals met to elect his successor.successor to: · Many people regard him as a likely successor to the current managing director.
to be the next person to take an important position or rank after someone else: · Eisenhower was succeeded by John F. Kennedy.succeed to the throne/the presidency/the championship etc (=become the next king, president etc): · Louis XIII succeeded to the throne when he was only nine years old.succeed somebody as King/President/Secretary General etc: · Bailey will succeed Fuller as Director of Operations.
the person who will be the next leader, when the present one dies, or the person who is most likely to be chosen for an important job, when the present person leaves : · Who is next in line when the current leader of North Korea dies?next in line for: · Tom's next in line for the boss's job.next in line to the throne (=next in line to become king or queen): · Edward VIII was succeeded by his younger brother, who was next in line to the throne.
the next leader, queen, president etc is the one that gets that position after someone else: · Who do you think will be the next prime minister?· The next boss was better than the old one.
someone who replaces another person
someone who replaces another person in a job or in a team, especially permanently: · Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started looking around for a replacement.replacement for: · I'm just a temporary replacement for the receptionist.· They asked Barbara to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement for her.
the next person to have a permanent job or position after someone else has left it: · Mason is Case's chosen successor as committee chairman.· Smyth resigned as Chief Superintendent two months ago and they still haven't appointed his successor.successor to: · The Orchestra is currently searching for a successor to music director James Sedares.
someone who temporarily takes another person's place in a job or performance when they are unable to do it themselves, especially when this happens unexpectedly: · Ms Green couldn't be here today, so I'm her stand-in.· Ann was Shirley MacLaine's stand-in in the movie.stand-in for: · I'd like Tom to act as a stand-in for Julian until he returns to work.
also sub informal someone who takes someone else's place in a team for a limited period of time, especially because the other person is injured or tired: · If Marsh has not fully recovered, his likely substitute will be Robinson.· With key players out of energy, it was a sub who scored six points in the last two minutes and won the game.bring somebody on as a substitute for somebody: · Ten minutes into the second half Davies was brought on as substitute for Ward.
an acting chairman, director, manager is someone who replaces someone in a position of authority for a limited period of time: · While Kershaw was in the hospital Saunders became acting chairman.· Mrs Hamilton has been appointed acting head of the school until a permanent replacement can be found.
British /substitute teacher American, also sub American informal informal a teacher who replaces another teacher for a limited period of time: · We'll need a sub for Dawn's class tomorrow.· The kids always misbehave when they have a substitute teacher.· Ray was working as a supply teacher to earn some extra money.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives
(=someone who is good and deserves to be someone's successor)· He is proving to be a worthy successor to his father in the business.
· He had been tipped as a possible successor to the president.
· Who is his most likely successor as Director of the BBC World Service?
· Murray was viewed as the natural successor to Henman as Britain's top player.
· He doesn't have an obvious successor as leader.
(=the person who has their job or position next)· Valentinian's immediate successor, Petronius Maximus, was killed in 455.
verbs
· The Board met to choose his successor.
· Non-executive director John Evans will act as chairman until a permanent successor is found.
· Ghanaians went to the polls to elect President Rawlings's successor.
(=tell people who the successor will be)· The company is expected to name a successor for Corbett in May.
(=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Valentinian's immediate successor, Petronius Maximus, was killed in the commotion preceding the Vandal sack of Rome in 455.
· Local media have tipped Donald Tsang, the Financial Secretary, to be her most likely successor.· The fans became restless and the soccer grapevine was alive with names of likely successors to Mr Stringer.· Also there was a bit of annoyance in Bert Millichip's voice mentioning the press speculation over likely successors.· Berbizier's most likely successor is Pierre Villepreux, the former Toulouse coach.
· He left no natural successor to take on the Nehru mantle.· After the 1987 general election, Gould was considered Kinnock's natural successor.· There was no natural successor to the Archon.· He had clashes on several occasions with Erhard, for example, who seemed his natural successor.
· As Jubilee 2000 draws to a close next month, climate change has been mooted as a possible successor issue.· He has experience of leadership at all levels, as has his possible successor Ashley Metcalfe.· Gutfruend would regularly mention Ranieri as a possible successor.· Like the rest of the world he could see that one possible successor was larger in stature than the others.
· He frequently referred to Carver as' my potential successor.
· A worthy successor has emerged with the Annual Gala, raising funds to help village projects and renovations.· Bob Stevenson has been a worthy successor to Methodist leaders who stamped their personalities on the county.· He has proved a worthy successor to them.
NOUN
· The tendency to ethnic absolutism and the one-party residue have reinforced one another in the Yugoslav successor states.
VERB
· He began as deputy to Sir Michael Checkland and was appointed his successor without any other candidates being interviewed.· Clinton has appointed three successors to the vacant posts.· Richard Baxter appointed Mr. Baldwin his successor as pastor of the believers in Kidderminster.· On Sept. 10 Mohamed Moada was appointed as his successor.
· The interim government was not and did not become the constitutional successor of the Government of President Siad Barre.· This does not mean that Bush has stolen the election, if he does become Bill Clinton's successor.· He became recognized as the successor to the chief.· Henry became successor to the Burghley estate and in return the ninth Earl settled his younger brother's debts.· He was in a powerful position to become the single successor, but his luck did not hold.· He was fortunate enough to marry Louis XII's only daughter and so became the appointed successor.
· The family even deposed Emperors and chose their successors.· It is true that just six months before his death he chose Lehna as his successor.· In Oregon, voters have just chosen a successor to former Sen.· Mr Zhikarev chose as his successor 40-year-old Oleg Yashin, his former deputy.· Tiberi is the man whom President Jacques Chirac chose as his successor to run Paris when he himself became president in 1995.· They chose their own successors, had them elected, and watched while their protégés acquired both democratic respectability and democratic unpopularity.· The present supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, displaced Montazeri as Khomeini's chosen successor in 1989.
· His designated successor, Madeleine Albright, is expected to be quickly confirmed by the Senate and sworn in next week.· Raiders owner Al Davis designated Whittingham as the successor, and Whittingham succeeded despite the timing of the move.
· The president wished his newly elected successor well.· According to the Constitution, parliament, together with regional representatives, had 15 days from that date to elect a successor.· Carlos Carvalhas was elected as his successor.· Foreseeing the need to elect his successor when the time came, Omar designated a body of electors charged with the task.
· Clinton may have a harder time finding a successor for senior adviser and long-time confidant George Stephanopoulos.· Arab peacemakers will presumably seek to find a successor to Muawad.· In the autumn they must find a successor to President Kenan Evren, whose seven-year term ends in November.
· They also say Noorda won't name a successor until he's carried out of the building on a stretcher.· OfficeMax said it will name a successor before its annual shareholders' meeting scheduled for May 22.· Three weeks after Liam Brady resigned as manager, the club has formally named his successor.
· Clinton has yet to nominate a successor for Fed Gov.· The president has not nominated a successor to Kessler.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounsuccesssuccessionsuccessoradjectivesuccessful ≠ unsuccessfulsuccessiveverbsucceedadverbsuccessfully ≠ unsuccessfully
1someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else → predecessor:  His successor died after only 15 months in office. I’m sure she will be a worthy successor (=someone who is very good and deserves to be someone’s successor).successor to her successor to the postsuccessor as Sloan will be Barrett’s successor as treasurer.2formal a machine, system etc that exists after another one in a process of development:  the transistor’s successor, the microchipCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa worthy successor (=someone who is good and deserves to be someone's successor)· He is proving to be a worthy successor to his father in the business.a possible/potential successor· He had been tipped as a possible successor to the president.a likely successor· Who is his most likely successor as Director of the BBC World Service?a natural successor· Murray was viewed as the natural successor to Henman as Britain's top player.an obvious successor· He doesn't have an obvious successor as leader.somebody's immediate successor (=the person who has their job or position next)· Valentinian's immediate successor, Petronius Maximus, was killed in 455.verbschoose/appoint a successor· The Board met to choose his successor.find a successor· Non-executive director John Evans will act as chairman until a permanent successor is found.elect a successor· Ghanaians went to the polls to elect President Rawlings's successor.name a successor (=tell people who the successor will be)· The company is expected to name a successor for Corbett in May.be tipped as somebody's successor (=be said to be a possible or likely successor)· When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
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