be successful后面可以接介词at吗

问题描述

表示“在……方面成功”，英语通常是在形容词 successful 后面接介词 in。如：

He was successful in the examination. 他考试成绩很好。

He was very successful in business. 他在商业方面非常成功。

包括后接 in doing sth。如：

They were successful in launching a communication satellite. 他们成功地发射了一颗通讯卫星。

Were you successful in finding a new house? 你想找所新房子找到了吗? 

请问可以将 be successful in sth 中的介词 in 换成其他的介词吗？比如用介词 at 等。

老师答疑

陈老师：

黎老师说的是传统的观点，其实在现代英语中也可以用 be successful at (doing) sth 的。

▲比如《牛津高阶英语词典》在 successful 词条就列有以下两个搭配：

(1) successful in sth / in doing sth

(2) successful at sth / at doing sth

该词典用于说明这两个搭配用法的解释都是：achieving your aims or what was intended.

该词典给出的例句有：

I wasn't very successful at keeping the news secret. 我没能把这条消息严格保密。

▲又如《牛津英语搭配词典》在 successful 词条也有以下两个搭配：

(1) successful at 

Though a top-rated movie star he has been remarkably successful at keeping his private life private. 虽然身为超级电影明星，他很成功地保护了自己的私生活。

(2) successful in 

hoping their party would be successful in the elections 希望他们的党在选举中获得成功

黎老师：

be successful in (doing) sth 中的介词 in 不能换成其他的介词。