sub trop ic al /.sAb'trnpikl; NAmE -‘tra:p-/ (also .semi- tropical) adj. in or connected with
regions that are near tropical parts of the world 3E$Vr]?[ft; ®]$V?l?Eft
the sub-trop-ics /.sAb’tropiks; NAmE -‘traip-/ noun [pi.] the regions of
the earth which are near the tropics 3E&#;
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sub urb /'sAb3:b; NAmE -3:rb/ noun (also NAmE informal the burbs [pi.]) an area where
people live that is outside the centre of a city M/h a suburb of
in the suburbs.
sub-urban /sa'b3:b9n;
NAmE -‘b3:rb-/ adj. 1 in or connected with
a suburb E Eft; M (ft: suburban areas [X itfe o a
suburban street K fij 31 o life in suburban
sub urban ite /sa‘b3:b9nait; NAmE -'b3:rb-/ noun (often disapproving) a person who lives in
the suburbs of a city ^ Lx.jg g,
suburbia /sa'baibia;
/Mmf -'b3:rb-/ noun [U] (often disapproving) the suburbs and the way of life, attitudes,
etc. of the people who live there
a ()
sub ven tion /sab'venjn/ noun {formal) an amount of money
that is given by a government, etc. to help an organization (
sub versive /s9b'v3:siv; /V/\mF -'V3irs-/ ody. trying
or likely to destroy or damage a government or political system by attacking it
secretly or indirectly 1II465; Bf BOH seditious ► sub versive noun:
Lie was a known political subversive. fife H — k' W &
Eft jl& ip M M c. sub-ver-sive-ly adv. sub-ver-sive-ness noun [U]
sub-vert /sab'v3:t;
/Mmf -'V3:rt/ verb (formal) 1 [VN, V] to try to
destroy the authority of a political, religious, etc. system by attacking it
secretly or indirectly |$ ff ; Bf fifc $$ H771 undermine 2 [VN] to try to destroy a person’s
belief in sth or sb f£ W ig; f£$^r; BQC1
undermine ► sub-ver-sion /s9b'v3:Jn; NAmE -'V3:r3n/ noun [U]
sub-way /'sAbwei/
noun 1 (NAmE?) an underground
railway/railroad system in a city JffeTffcii: ftfef&3cil: the
train itfef&j^/ o a downtown
subway stop NTfi [>< Eft ftfa^^ 0 to ride/take
the subway lit D note at underground
2 (8r£) a path that goes under a road, etc. which people can use to cross to
the other side f f te.&flft.) Jtb £ Afrit KClUNDERPASS
sub-woof-er /'sAbwufa(r)/
noun
(technical AiK) a part of a loudspeaker that produces very low sounds ( dW
m\ > fsm
sub- zero oc/y. [usually before noun] (of temperatures HU.)
below zero ^ ( f£;IA ) T
SUC-Ceed
/sak'sird/
verb 1 [V] ~ (in doing sth) to achieve sth that you
have been trying to do or get; to have the result or effect that was intended
j*jij @ ft; ^ JJft 0 ; ft 3\; 1$
: Our
plan
succeeded, -fic ff] ft if $J sf}J
0 o He succeeded in getting a place at art school. flfe®1£A^f£lfc?tTo 0 I tried to discuss it
with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the
opposite of what I intended);„ —see
also success(I) 2 [vj ~ (in sth) | ~ (as sth) to be successful in your
job, earning money, power, respect, etc. ffc?}]; ffftX: You will have to work hard
if you are to succeed. 0 She
doesn’t have the
ruthlessness required to succeed in business. SAl>
M
o 0 He
had hoped to succeed as a violinist, fife ##:H f$—see also success(I) 3 [VN] to come next after
sb/sth and take their/its place or position jg #; fi; MfS H7fl follow : W7io succeeded Kennedy as
President? g M ifi ii & it ? o Their early success was succeeded by a
period of miserable failure. gfM
X ft ft ft o O Strands ofDNA are
reproduced through
2017 successive
succeeding generations. * DNA ( $ ) MM
—
see also succession^) 4 [V]
~ (to sth) to gain the right to a title, property, etc. when sb dies M
& : She succeeded to the
throne
(= became
queen) in 1558. frfe
ft 1558 f# fc I f& 0 —see also succession(3) H»T71 nothing succeeds
like suc cess (saying) when you are
successful in one area of your life, it often leads to success in other areas —
If
mm
SUC-CeSS
Otw /sak'ses/ noun 1
[U] ~ (in sth/in doing sth) the fact that you have achieved sth that you
want and have been trying to do or get; the fact of becoming rich or famous or
of getting a high social position :
What’s the secret of your success?
0
I didn’t have much success in finding a job. $£$1# f/Vr /faXo 0 Confidence is the key to success.
J& ^ M o o economic success £2 ± 0
Their
plan will probably meet with little success, fifed ffti+itlj b%o 0 She was surprised
by the book’s success (= that it had sold a lot of copies).
o They didn’t have much
success in life, fifed 2 [C] a person or thing that has achieved a
good result and been successful Eh fife A ( B%m$J ) : The party was a big
success. #
ffcyj]0 0 He’s proud of his
daughter’s successes. fitl # # J® Wt I'J § M. o 0 She wasn’t a success
as a teacher. M$c4s&ISt tB ff / £ O He was determined to
make a success of the business, fife IE i2. H ffe M # H
X, PTJ3 FAILURE EUSI see ROARING, succeed, sweet adj.
SUC-CeSS-ful 0-m /sak'sesfl/ adj.
1
~ (in sth/in doing sth) | ~ (at sth/at
doing sth)
achieving your aims or what
was intended j£f!] @ d; ff : They were successful
in winning the contract. ftfefl Wf mMM 7f$ffr'p |Wfo 01 wasn’t very
successful at keeping the news secret. o
Wie
congratulated
them on the successful completion of the project. % d %L 3R fife
d X © M fj *£ I 0 2
having
become popular and/or made
a lot of money [Zj; ^: The play was very successful on Broadway. H|SgjsftM^fLXiktZklo o a
successful actor yfe H fifj 'M M 0 The company has had another successful year. X J$!MT
— 033 unsuc
cessful o note on next page ►
suc-cess-ful-ly /-fali/ adv.
suc-ces-sion /sak'sejn/ noun 1 [C, usually sing.] a number of people or
things that follow each other in time or order — & $ ; — % M ^ W A (
m %J ) SCI series : a succession of
visitors Eft o He’s
been hit by a succession
of injuries since he joined the team.' ft■A^W^fife—0 She has won the
award for the third year in succession.
0
They had three children in quick succession. M M fim
|h] , flfefllT 0 The gunman fired
three times in rapid succession. — 2 [U]
the regular pattern of one
thing following another thing 3c #; ii/fc: the succession of the
seasons d
m Eft M & 3 [uj the act of taking
over an official position or title; the right to take over an official position
or title, especially to become the king or queen of a country M f:; M&-, ( fttaifiEft ) He became chairman
in succession to Bernard Allen. f1fe^#f[f^ft^ • 3tffeff± JSo 0 She’s third in order of succession to the throne.
—
see also succeed(4)
sue'cession planning noun [u] (business ®) the process of
training and preparing employees in a company or an organization so that there
will always be sb to replace a senior manager who leaves (
suc-ces-sive /sak'sesiv/ adj. [only before noun] following immediately
one after the other 3£f^Eft; IgiliEft; d B3Z1 consecutive:
This
was their fourth successive win. Si ftfe fl|^M % 0 && o 0 Successive govern
ments have tried to tackle
the problem, jfj ^ Wi IS IIP m M ^ jk ^ d jS o ► successively adv.: This concept