单词 | successful |
释义 | successful successful /səkˈses.fəl/ adjective B1 achieving the results wanted or hoped for: » a successful operation» My second attempt at making flaky pastry was a bit more successful.» This year's harvest was one of the most successful since the record crop of 1985.→ OPPOSITE UNSUCCESSFUL(Cf. ↑unsuccessful)Thesaurus+: ↑Successful (things or people)B2 having achieved a lot, become popular, and/or made a lot of money: » a successful career» She runs a very successful computer business.» He's the author of several hugely successful children's books (= books which have been bought by a lot of people).» The Birmingham Royal Ballet has had a highly successful season.→ OPPOSITE UNSUCCESSFUL(Cf. ↑unsuccessful)Thesaurus+: ↑Successful (things or people)successfully /-i/ adverb► B2» A number of patients have been successfully treated with the new drug.Thesaurus+: ↑Successful (things or people)Word Builder:–Nouns: success, succession, successor–Adjectives: successful, unsuccessful, successive–Verbs: succeed–Adverbs: successfully, unsuccessfully • • • Extra Examples:» You have to be tough to be successful in politics.» During a successful business career, she accumulated a great amount of wealth.» Well, who'd have thought Joey was going to become so successful?» He was a successful businessman before becoming a writer.» Our soldiers carried out a successful attack last night.Common mistake: successful! Warning: Check your spelling!! Successful is one of the 50 words most often spelled wrongly by learners.! Remember: the correct spelling has 'cc' and 'ss', but only one 'l'.Common mistake: successful! Warning: Common word-building error!! Adjectives which end in the suffix -ful have only one 'l'.! Don't write 'successfull', write successful. |
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