单词 | triumph |
释义 | triumph (traɪʌmf ) Word forms: triumphs , triumphing , triumphed 1. variable noun A triumph is a great success or achievement, often one that has been gained with a lot of skill or effort. The championships proved to be a personal triumph for the coach. [+ for] Cataract operations are a triumph of modern surgery. [+ of] In the moment of triumph I felt uneasy. Synonyms: success, victory, accomplishment, mastery 2. uncountable noun Triumph is a feeling of great satisfaction and pride resulting from a success or victory. Her sense of triumph was short-lived. He was laughing with triumph. Synonyms: joy, pride, happiness, rejoicing 3. verb If someone or something triumphs, they gain complete success, control, or victory, often after a long or difficult struggle. All her life, Kelly had stuck with difficult tasks and challenges, and triumphed. [VERB] The whole world looked to her as a symbol of good triumphing over evil. [VERB + over] Synonyms: succeed, win, overcome, prevail Collocations: final triumph Some people write about evangelism and world mission as if it's going to be the final triumph of human technology. Christianity Today Following this final triumph the pair retired from active competition, to throw themselves into organisational and consulting roles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They all were revolutionaries aiming at radical change in society, loyal to ideals, fighting for the final triumph of good over evil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What really struck me was the air of determination so soon after such a historic triumph. Times, Sunday Times In parliament, proceedings were suspended with 15 minutes of the game remaining so that the historic triumph could be witnessed. Times, Sunday Times Stories with pages enough to explore the hero-ine's doubts, faults and mistakes as well as her historic triumphs. The Times Literary Supplement It was a personal triumph and probably clinched her the role for the 2012 revival. Times, Sunday Times Mercury guides you through a maze of rules or restrictions towards a personal triumph. The Sun It ought to have been an inspirational story of personal triumph against the odds. Times, Sunday Times Afterwards, she took all her dancers shopping, she says, with the radiant memory of personal triumph over romantic adversity still lingering on her face. Times, Sunday Times It was an extraordinary personal triumph for the hard left candidate. Times, Sunday Times Heroically tall buildings, testimony to the improbable triumph of engineering over soft clay, still dominated the vista. Times, Sunday Times It was a triumph of engineering and software design: a celebration of human ingenuity. The Times Literary Supplement It was hailed as a triumph of engineering when it was inaugurated amid great fanfare in 1967. Times, Sunday Times A triumph of engineering, then. Times, Sunday Times But what of scientific progress, technological change, the triumphs of engineering? Times, Sunday Times Revealing the tough times in the early years, it depicts the ultimate triumph of a group of pals whose music became symbolic of a generation. The Sun We thought the ultimate triumph of our way of life was inevitable. Times, Sunday Times Is this the ultimate triumph of hope over experience? The Sun The codex's practicality guaranteed its ultimate triumph for secular texts as well, though the roll did not immediately disappear. Christianity Today That target, which has been quietly dropped, was perhaps the ultimate triumph of hope over experience. Times, Sunday Times Here was a glorious, unexpected triumph which in many respects was just as surprising. The Sun What were dollars compared to the relief at an unexpected triumph. The Sun And memories are still fresh of his unexpected triumph two years ago - when he honoured a rash promise made earlier in the tournament. The Sun Some fear the consequences of this stunningly unexpected triumph of the populist insurgency. Times, Sunday Times With hindsight, it could be suggested that this unexpected triumph came too soon, forcing the party to honour its manifesto pledge to hold a referendum on independence. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 胜利, 获得胜利 Japanese: 勝利, 勝利を収める |
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