success

suc‧cess S1 W1 / səkses / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

1 when you achieve what you want or intend 反义词 failure :

The experiment was a big success.

without success

I tried to contact him, but without success.

success in doing something

Did you have any success in persuading Alan to come?

2 when a lot of people like something, buy something, go to see something etc 反义词 failure

be a big/huge/great etc success

The film was a great success.

Her book has enjoyed a lot of success (= it has been very successful ) .

The play was a box-office success (= many people went to see it ) .

The show was an overnight success (= it was immediately successful ) .

3 when someone achieves a high position in their job, on a course, in a sport, in society etc 反义词 failure :

Success isn’t everything, you know.

success in

He has already had a lot of success in his career.

be a success as a … (= be successful in a particular job )

She wasn’t much of a success as a lawyer.

She’s determined to make a success of (= be successful in ) her career.

4 when a business makes a lot of money 反义词 failure :

the success of his latest business venture

be a big/huge/great etc success

The firm wasn’t a great success.

5 success story someone or something that is successful :

The company has been a major success story.

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

a great success Everyone agreed the picnic was a great success.

a big/huge/major success The government claimed the policy was a major success.

a resounding/outstanding/spectacular success (= very great success ) Financially, the event was a resounding success.

great/considerable success This plant can be grown by the absolute beginner with great success.

some success The group is already achieving some success.

little/no success Attempts to resolve the dispute met with little success.

limited success (= not very much success ) The attempt to replace coca with other crops has had only limited success.

commercial/economic/financial success None of his ideas had any commercial success.

academic success (= success in education ) There is no evidence that early teaching of reading leads to academic success.

electoral success (= success in elections ) The electoral success of the far right understandably fills many people in Europe with alarm.

military success This military success was achieved at a cost.

动词

have/achieve success China has had considerable success in conserving water since 1983.

meet with success (= be successful ) We are disappointed that this round of negotiations has not met with success.

put your success down to something (= say that your success was the result of it ) They put their success down to their excellent teamwork.

短语

somebody’s chance of success They have a good chance of success.

the secret of somebody’s success (= what makes them successful ) A visitor asked Connie the secret of her success with growing roses.

the success rate (= what percentage of actions are successful ) The success rate in cloning is still extremely low.

COMMON ERRORS

► Do not say ’ make success ’ or ’ make a success ‘. Say have success or achieve success .