success

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suc‧cess S1 W1 /səkˈses/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑success, ↑succession, ↑successor; adjective: ↑successful ≠ ↑unsuccessful, ↑successive; verb: ↑succeed; adverb: ↑successfully ≠ ↑unsuccessfully]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of succedere; ⇨ ↑succeed]
1. when you achieve what you want or intend OPP 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 OPP 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 OPP 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 OPP 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.
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COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
▪ 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.
verbs
▪ 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.
phrases
▪ 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.

successhu

◎	[sək'ses]
※	danh từ
	■	sự thành công; sự thắng lợi; sự thành đạt
		☆	military success
			thắng lợi quân sự
		☆	to achieve great success in life
			đạt được thành công lớn trong cuộc đời
		☆	to make a success of something
			làm cái gì thành công
		☆	the race ended in success for the Irish horse
			cuộc đua kết thúc bằng thắng lợi của con ngựa nòi Ai-len
		☆	I haven't had much success in my applications for jobs
			Tôi không mấy thành công trong chuyện xin việc làm
		☆	nothing succeeds like success
			thắng lợi này dẫn đến thắng lợi khác
	■	người hoặc cái gì thành công
		☆	to be a success in art
			là một người thành công trong nghệ thuật
		☆	of her plays, three were successes and one was a failure
			về các vở kịch của bà ta, có ba vở thành công và một vở thất bại
		☆	he wasn't a success as a teacher
			anh ta làm thầy không đạt
	〆	a success story
		✓	người/cái gì rất thành công (nhất là bất ngờ hoặc đứng trước nhiều khó khăn)
			☆	Her rapid rise to the top has been one of the film industry's most remarkable success stories
				Việc cô ta vươn lên đến đỉnh cao là một trong những thành công đặc sắc nhất của ngành điện ảnh

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  achiever, winner, succeeder
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person