| 词组 | successful |
| 释义 | successful /səkˈsesfəl/ adjective 1. if you are successful, you achieve the result that you wantednounsa successful attempt/bid His second attempt to climb the mountain was successful.successful efforts We hope their efforts to find a solution will be successful.a successful application/appeal Her application was successful and she got the job.a successful operation The operation was successful and he is well enough to go back to work.a successful conclusion/outcome The negotiators are hoping to bring the talks to a successful conclusion.a successful campaign/scheme Local people organized a successful campaign against the development.a successful meeting/trip/visit Everyone agreed that it had been a highly successful meeting.successful talks/negotiations Both sides want the talks to be successful.a successful day/evening/morning I hope you have a more successful day tomorrow.successful treatment The treatment was successful and she is now completely cured.adverbshighly successful It was a highly successful and very enjoyable evening.completely/totally successful The operation was completely successful and all the hostages were released unharmed.phenomenally/hugely/enormously/tremendously successful (=used when you want to emphasize how successful something is) The scheme, now in its second year, has been hugely successful.partially successful (=not completely) The treatment was only partially successful and he had to go back for another operation.moderately successful (=not very) The authorities have been moderately successful in reducing water pollution.verbsprove successful formal (=be shown to be successful) Similar schemes have proved successful elsewhere.prepositionsbe successful in doing sth The government has been successful in reducing inflation.THESAURUS: successful effectiveway | method | means | system | strategy | treatment | remedy | action | solution | approach | drug if something is effective, it works and does what you want: Regular exercise is a highly effective way of losing weight. | They want to develop an effective system for predicting earthquakes. | The treatment is effective in more than 80 per cent of cases. | The group has been pushing for more effective action against gun crime. | Tablets often aren’t the most effective solution to a sleep problem. | The drug has been shown to be effective against cancer. fruitful formalarea | source | meeting | discussion | dialogue | relationship | partnership | period producing good results: This appears to be a very fruitful area for future research. | The letters were a fruitful source of information for later historians. | They described the meeting as fruitful and very useful. | This was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between the two artists. | It was the most fruitful period of her writing career.ANTONYMS → unsuccessful2. winning a competition, election etc, passing a test, interview etc, or doing well in your jobnounsa successful team/player/competitor Brazil has one of the world’s most successful soccer teams.a successful candidate The name of the successful candidate will be announced tomorrow.a successful career He enjoyed a long and successful career in politics.a successful year/season The team have had their most successful season ever.adverbshighly successful Her husband is a highly successful racehorse owner.THESAURUS: successful victoriousarmy | team successful as a result of winning in a game, election, or war: Crowds of people lined the streets to welcome the victorious army home. | The captain of the victorious team lifted the cup for the photographers. | She emerged victorious in the second round of voting (=she was the winner – a formal use). winningteam | side | entry | numbers | party | candidate used about the person or team that wins a competition, game, race etc: The Challenge Cup was presented to the captain of the winning team. | Drogba played well and he deserved to be on the winning side (=the winning team). | The winning entry will receive a $1,000 prize. | The winning numbers are 1, 5, 11, 32, 43, and 46 (=in a lottery).Winning is always used before a noun. promisingplayer | career | future | start likely to be very successful in the future, used especially about someone who is good at a job, a sport, art etc: Chicago has a lot of promising young players. | Sadly his promising career was cut short by a car accident. | The team has a promising future. | He made a promising start to his professional career and scored three goals.ANTONYMS → unsuccessful3. making a lot of moneynounsa successful business/company/firm They started a successful software business.a successful businessman/businesswoman/entrepreneur Revson went on to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the US (=someone who starts companies and does business deals in order to make money).a successful product/model Companies are always looking for new and successful products.a successful film/book/record etc James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ is the most successful film ever.a successful economy/industry Germany has one of the world’s most successful economies.adverbshighly successful Branson is now a highly successful businessman.phenomenally/hugely/enormously/tremendously successful (=used when you want to emphasize how successful something is) Las Vegas has a phenomenally successful tourist industry.moderately successful (=not very) She was only moderately successful as a writer.THESAURUS: successful hitsong | record | single | movie | film | show | series | musical a hit song, show, movie etc is very successful: Stevie Wonder has written many hit songs, including ‘I Just Called To Say I Love You’. | The band had several hit singles in the 1980s. | Spielberg directed the hit movie ‘Jurassic Park’. | Matt was in the hit comedy series Friends. | She was the star of the hit musical ‘Evita’. best-sellingbook | novel | album | author | novelist | product a best-selling book or record is bought by many people: The film is based on Alice Walker’s best-selling book. | Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is the best-selling album of all time. | Krentz is a best-selling author whose novels have sold over 23 million copies. | This is the best-selling product that the company has ever sold.Best-selling is always used before a noun. thrivingbusiness | company | economy | industry | trade | market | town | city | port a thriving business, industry, or place is very successful and people are earning a lot of money: The brothers have built up a thriving business and now own more than 30 restaurants. | Iceland had a thriving economy based on fish. | The town once had a thriving textile industry. | There is a thriving trade in stolen antiques. | At that time, Georgetown was a thriving town of 5,000 people. | Gloucester Docks was a thriving port until the 1960s, when it went into decline as traffic moved onto the roads.Thriving can either be used as an adjective: a thriving business, or as a verb: The business is thriving. boomingeconomy | industry | business | sales | demand | market a booming economy, industry etc is extremely successful and the amount of business is increasing quickly: China has a booming economy. | Weddings are now a booming business. | The company has reported booming sales of its products for the first quarter of this year.Booming can either be used as an adjective: a booming economy, or as a verb: The economy is booming.Instead of saying that something was successful, you can say that it was a success: The show was very successful. The show was a big success.Instead of saying a hit record, show etc, you can say that a record, show etc is a hit: Here is the band’s latest hit record. Here is the band’s latest hit.Instead of saying a best-selling book or novel, you can say a best-seller: He wrote several best-selling novels. He wrote several best-sellers.ANTONYMS → unsuccessful |
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