希尔顿先生在证券市场获得很大成功,在股票价格低的时候,他买进了许多股票,结果价格涨到很高时,他抛了出去。 Mr.Hilton made a killing on the stock market; he bought a lot of shares when the price was low and sold them when the price went very high.
她受聘虽说是临时性的,但却是一大成功。 Her appointment was a significant, (al)though/albeit temporary success.
我们做的蛋糕不大成功。 The cake we made was somewhat of a failure.