He took a second driving test and finally ________.
A. succeeded in passing it B. succeeded in it C. succeeded to through D. succeeded to pass it.
succeed in + doing sth = 成功做成某事
succeed to ...: 继承(王位等）
succeed sb: 继承
succeed with sth:在某方面获得成功
succeed,success,successful的区别和用法
一、succeed的用法
◆他的计划成功了。
误：His plan was succeeded.
正：His plan succeeded.
析：succeed 表示“成功”，是不及物动词，因此不能用于被动语态。
◆他终于把那个问题解决了。
误：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.(他谋到了那份工作)，
She succeeded in (passing) the exam.(她考试及格了)。
注：有时此结构可用作反语，如：I tried to clean the watch, but only succeeded in breaking it.
(我想把表弄干净，结果却弄坏了)。
◆继邱吉尔出任首相的是谁
误：Who succeeded after Churchill as Prime Minister
正：Who succeeded Churchill as Prime Minister
析：succeed 表示“接替(某人)”，是及物动词，其后无需用介词 after。
但它若表示“继承(职位、头衔、财产等)”，则是不及物的，后跟宾语时带介词 to(此时也不用 after)，
如：She succeeded to the mayoralty.(她继任职位)，
比较：She succeeded him to the mayoralty.(她接替他担任)。
二、success的用法
◆失败是成功之母。
误：Failure is the mother of successes.
正：Failure is the mother of success.
析：success 表示抽象意义的“成功”，是不可数的；表示具体意 义的“成功的人或事”, 则是可数的。
比较：Gig success does not usually occur early.(大器晚成)，
His new book was a great success.(他新出版的书获得了巨大成功)。
再比较：He has had great success in business.(他事业上很成功)，
He was a great success in business.(他事业上很成功)。
◆你说服她改变主意了吗
误：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＝做某事有结果或效果。
又如：What success did you have in finding a new job(你想找份新工作结果如何)
三、successful的用法
◆演出很成功。
误：The performance was successive.
正：The performance was successful.
析：successful＝成功的；successive＝连续的，接连的，一连串的。
如：We have won five successive games. (我们已连胜五场比赛)。
◆你想找所新房子你找到了吗
误：Were you successful to find a new house
正：Were you successful in finding a new house
析：表示成功地做某事，be successful 后不能接不定式，而是接 in doing sth，
又如：They were successful in launching a communication satellite. (他们成功地发射了一颗通讯卫星)。下载本文
