1 [U] the fact that you have achieved what you want; doing well and becoming famous, rich, etc 成功；出名；发迹: Hard work is the key to success. 勤奋是取得成功的关键。Her attempts to get a job for the summer have not met with much success(= she hasn't managed to do it). 她尝试在夏天找一份工作，但不太顺利。What's the secret of your success? 你取得成功的秘诀是什么？

2 [C] the thing that you achieve; sth that becomes very popular 成就；成功的事: He really tried to make a success of the business. 他确实想把这企业办成功。The film ‘Titanic’ was a huge success. 电影《铁达尼号》大获成功。 [OPP] failure 反义词为failure