succeed的'用法:
他的計(jì)劃成功了。
誤:His plan was succeeded.
正:His plan succeeded.
析:succeed 表示“成功”,是不及物動(dòng)詞,因此不能用于被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。
他終于把那個(gè)問(wèn)題解決了。
誤:At last he succeeded to solve the problem.
正:At last he succeeded in solving the problem.
析:表示做某事做成功了,succeed 后通常不接不定式,而接 in doing sth。
又如:He succeeded in getting the job.(他謀到了那份工作),She succeeded in (passing) the exam.(她考試及格了)
失敗是成功之母。
誤:Failure is the mother of successes.
正:Failure is the mother of success.
析:success 表示抽象意義的“成功”,是不可數(shù)的;表示具體意義的“成功的人或事”, 則是可數(shù)的。比較:Success does not usually occur early.(大器晚成),His new book was a great success.(他新出版的書獲得了巨大成功)。再比較:He has had great success in business.(他事業(yè)上很成功),He was a great success in business.(他事業(yè)上很成功)。
你說(shuō)服她改變主意了嗎?
誤:Did you have any success to persuade her to change her mind?
正:Did you have any success in persuading her to change her mind?
析:have success in doing sth=做某事有結(jié)果或效果。又如:What success did you have in finding a new job?(你想找份新工作結(jié)果如何?)