a‧chieve S2 W1 AC / ətʃiv / 动词

1 [及物动词] to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard :

Frances achieved very good exam results.

Wilson has achieved considerable success as an artist.

She eventually achieved her goal of becoming a professor.

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In everyday English, people usually say someone gets a result rather than achieves it:

He got good grades in his final exams.

2 [不及物动词] to be successful in a particular kind of job or activity :

We want all our students to achieve within their chosen profession.

— achievable 形容词

THESAURUS

succeed in doing something

succeed 动词 [不及物动词] to do something you tried or wanted to do : Will they succeed in winning the election? | He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.

manage 动词 [不及物动词] to succeed in doing something difficult, after trying hard. Manage to do something is very commonly used instead of succeed in doing something in everyday English : He finally managed to find an apartment near his office. | Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.

achieve 动词 [及物动词] to succeed in doing something good or important : She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company. | If we are to achieve our goals , we have to plan properly.

accomplish 动词 [及物动词] formal to achieve something : The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime. | What do you hope to accomplish this year?

make it to be successful in your career, or to succeed in reaching a place or part of a competition : Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers. | We finally made it to Chicago. | Which two teams will make it to the final?

pull off 短语动词 to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal : Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany. | I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.