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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
successor
suc‧ces‧sor AC /səkˈsesə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Word Family: noun: ↑success, ↑succession, ↑successor; adjective: ↑successful ≠ ↑unsuccessful, ↑successive; verb: ↑succeed; adverb: ↑successfully ≠ ↑unsuccessfully] 1. someone who takes a job or position previously held by someone else ⇨ predecessor: His successor died after only 15 months in office. I’m sure she will be a worthy successor (=someone who is very good and deserves to be someone’s successor). successor to her successor to the post successor as Sloan will be Barrett’s successor as treasurer. 2. formal a machine, system etc that exists after another one in a process of development: the transistor’s successor, the microchip • • • COLLOCATIONS adjectives ▪ a worthy successor (=someone who is good and deserves to be someone's successor) He is proving to be a worthy successor to his father in the business. ▪ a possible/potential successor He had been tipped as a possible successor to the president. ▪ a likely successor Who is his most likely successor as Director of the BBC World Service? ▪ a natural successor Murray was viewed as the natural successor to Henman as Britain's top player. ▪ an obvious successor He doesn't have an obvious successor as leader. ▪ somebody's immediate successor (=the person who has their job or position next) Valentinian's immediate successor, Petronius Maximus, was killed in 455. verbs ▪ choose/appoint a successor The Board met to choose his successor. ▪ find a successor Non-executive director John Evans will act as chairman until a permanent successor is found. ▪ elect a successor Ghanaians went to the polls to elect President Rawlings's successor. ▪ name a successor (=tell people who the successor will be) The company is expected to name a successor for Corbett in May. ▪ be tipped as somebody's successor (=be said to be a possible or likely successor) When Tizard was about to retire as chairman, Cockcroft was tipped as his successor.
successorhu◎ | [sək'sesə] | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | người kế vị, người nối ngôi; người thừa tự; người nối nghiệp |
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