succeed verb [intransitiveI] to do something you tried or wanted to do 成功,达成
Will they succeed in winning the election?
他们会赢得选举吗?
He wanted to make her jealous, and he succeeded.
他想要让她嫉妒,而且他做到了。
manage verb [intransitiveI] 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 设法完成〔困难的事;日常英语中常用manage to do sth,而不用succeed in doing sth〕
He finally managed to find an apartment near his office.
他终于在办公室附近找到了一间公寓。
Don’t worry – I’m sure we’ll manage somehow.
别着急——我肯定我们会有办法的。
achieve verb [transitiveT] to succeed in doing something good or important 达到,取得
She’s achieved a lot in the short time she’s been with the company.
她进公司不久就已取得很大成绩。
If we are to achieve our goals, we have to plan properly.
我们如想实现目标,就必须好好规划。
accomplish verb [transitiveT] formal to achieve something 完成,实现
The government accomplished its objective of reducing violent crime.
Only a few people make it to the top and become professional singers.
只有少数人能脱颖而出,成为职业歌手。
We finally made it to Chicago.
我们终于赶到了芝加哥。
Which two teams will make it to the final?
哪两支队伍将进入决赛?
pull offphrasal verbphr v to succeed in doing something, especially when you could easily have not succeeded. Pull off sounds rather informal 成功完成〔困难的事;pull off较为不正式〕
Italy pulled off a great victory over Germany.
意大利大胜德国。
I’d never performed on my own before, and wasn’t sure if I could pull it off.
我以前从来没有独立表演过,不确定自己能否成功。
Examples from the Corpus
succeed• I tried to reassure Billy's mother that it was a passing phase, but I don't think I succeeded.• People who have had setbacks are often the ones who are really driven to succeed.• a strong desire to succeed• She wanted to be the first woman to climbMount Everest and she almost succeeded.• Some of these women took graverisks to start their businesses and faced even more danger when they succeeded.• As long as the financialcrisis continues, economicreform cannot possibly succeed.• Even in remote areas people open restaurants, and surprisingly enough, they succeed.• If you don't change your attitude, you will never succeed as a manager in this firm.• I admired Goldie, because she had succeeded at a task that had even defeated my mother.• My parents always told me I'd succeed at anything I chose to do.• She succeeds Bonnie Fuller who will joinCosmopolitan as deputyeditor.• Eisenhower was succeeded by JohnF. Kennedy.• Both sides could make these talks succeed by seeking a real and lasting peace.• Bailey will succeed Fuller as Director of Operations.• George VI died in 1952, leaving his elder daughter Elizabeth to succeed him.• I'm sure you'll succeed if you work hard.• A lot of people doubted that I could succeed in business for myself.• In one year, we've succeeded in increasing profits by 40%.• None of the measures taken by the government have succeeded in reducing the spread of violentcrime.• If you can succeed in school, you can succeed in life.• Choose varieties which will succeed in your area, and which are on a rootstock to give the desired rate of growth.• If it succeeds, it may deter at least some outrages in a futurewar.• By the early '90s, CDs had succeededrecords in popularity.• Mr Grant, who lives near Dingwall, will succeed Robert Crawford.• If the projectsucceeds, the choice is between making and marketing the product or abandoning it.• Louis XIII succeeded to the throne when he was only nine years old.• Muir succeeds where other designers have failed -- her clothes are original, yet stylish.