suc‧cess‧ful S2 W1 / səksesf ə l / 形容词

1 achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended :

The operation was successful.

a highly successful (= very successful ) meeting

successful in (doing) something

Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind?

2 a successful business, film, product etc makes a lot of money :

The show’s had a pretty successful run.

a highly successful (= very successful ) product

3 a successful person earns a lot of money or is very well known and respected :

Arthur was a highly successful (= very successful ) businessman.

successful in

He later became successful in politics.

successful as

I think she’ll be successful as a photographer.

— successfully 副词 :

He successfully completed a master’s degree.

THESAURUS

successful achieving what you wanted, or having the effect or result you intended : He applied for a visa three times and in the end he was successful. | The treatment was successful. | It was a highly successful campaign.

effective having the effect or result that was wanted - used especially about treatments, drugs, or methods : The drug is effective against a range of diseases. | We still haven’t found an effective way to solve the problem.

victorious successful as a result of winning in a game, election, war etc : the captain of the victorious team | She emerged victorious in the second round of voting.

promising likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, sport, art etc : a promising young athlete | He gave up a promising career in banking.

thriving very successful – used about a company, industry, or organization that is doing well at a particular time : The area has a thriving tourist industry. | The school is thriving academically.

booming extremely successful – used about an economy, or when business or trade is increasing : the booming economy in China | Business is booming.