SERIES1 a series of events, things, numbers, people etc2 a series of television programmes, books etc3 happening or doing something in a seriesRELATED WORDSsee alsoLISTORDERAFTER1 a series of events, things, numbers, people etc 一连串的事件、东西、数字、人等series /ˈsɪəriːz/ [singular noun]several things that happen one after the other 系列；连续发生的同类事件 What is the next number in the series -- 12, 24, 48, 96? 这一数列中下一个数字是什么series of There has been a series of accidents on the M25. 25号高速公路上一连发生好几起车祸。 The orchestra is giving a series of concerts to raise money for charity. 管弦乐队将为慈善筹款举办一系列音乐会。 Police smashed a major drugs ring after a series of dawn raids. 经过一连几次黎明突击，警方捣破了一个重要贩毒团伙。sequence /ˈsiːkwəns/ [countable noun usually singular]the order in which events or actions follow one another, or the order in which they are supposed to follow one another 〔事件或行动的〕先后次序，顺序 The keys have to be turned in a particular sequence to open the safe. 钥匙必须按特定的顺序转动才能开启保险箱。sequence of The sequence of movements for this particular dance is quite difficult to learn. 这种舞蹈的动作顺序很难学。sequence of events The report detailed the sequence of events that led to the oil spill. 报告详细叙述了发生溢油事件的一连串经过。in sequence The chairs are numbered in sequence. 椅子是按顺序编号的。string of /ˈstrɪŋ ɒv/ [noun phrase]a series of similar events that happen very close together, or a group of similar things that exist or are found very close together 一连串，一系列 O'Neill had a string of successes with his first four plays. 奥尼尔的头四个剧本接连获得成功。 a string of tiny islands off the coast of Florida 离佛罗里达海岸不远的一排小岛 Jackson was imprisoned in 1934 for a string of sensational crimes. 1934年，杰克逊因一连串轰动的罪行被捕入狱。succession /səkˈseʃən/ [singular noun]a number of events, relationships, people etc following closely after each other, especially when it is bad that there have been so many of them 一系列，一连串〔事件、关系、人等，尤指太多〕succession of The project has had a succession of legal problems. 这个项目遇到了一连串法律问题。 Like many rich kids, Georgie was raised by a succession of underpaid nannies. 和许多富家子弟一样，乔吉也是先后由好几个薪酬微薄的保姆抚养长大的。in succession We lost four important games in succession. 我们连输了四场重要的比赛。chain of eventsalsotrain of eventsBritish /ˌtʃeɪn əv ɪˈvents, ˌtreɪn əv ɪˈvents/ [noun phrase]a series of events, especially a series in which each thing that happens causes the next one to happen 〔尤指前后接连而来的〕一连串事件 The 6 month trial focused on the chain of events leading to the murder. 这场历时六个月的审判，重点放在导致凶案发生的一连串事件上。 The book details the train of events that led to the outbreak of the First World War. 书中详细论述了导致第一次世界大战爆发的那一连串事件。stream of /ˈstriːm ɒv/ [noun phrase]a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects etc that follow closely after each other 一连串，一系列stream of of Guides take the non-stop stream of visitors around the castle. 导游带领络绎不绝的游客参观城堡。in an endless streamcontinuously, in large numbers 源源不断地 Refugees were pouring across the border in an endless stream. 难民源源不断地涌过边境。catalogue of failures/disasters/errors etcalsocatalogAmerican /ˌkætəlɒg əv ˈfeɪljəʳzǁ-lɔːg-/ [noun phrase]a series of failures, disasters etc that happen one after the other and never seem to stop 一连串的失败/灾难/错误等 The bombing is the latest addition to the catalogue of terrorist crimes. 这次爆炸是继一连串恐怖主义罪行之后的最新事件。 The official report into the disaster points up a whole catalog of errors and oversights. 这次灾难的官方报告直指有关人员一连串的失误和疏忽。course of drugs/treatment/injections /ˌkɔːʳs əv ˈdrʌgz, ˈtriːtmənt, ɪnˈdʒekʃənz/ [noun phrase]a planned process of medical treatment, consisting of a series of regular amounts of treatment, drugs etc over a fixed period 药物疗程/治疗疗程/注射疗程 Europeans usually need to have a course of injections before travelling to India. 欧洲人到印度旅行前通常要接受一个注射疗程。 The disease can be easily cured with a simple course of antibiotics. 这种疾病只需用一个抗生素疗程就能治愈。2 a series of television programmes, books etc 一系列的电视节目、书等series /ˈsɪəriːz/ [countable noun]a regularseries of television programmes, books etc that tell the same story or are the same kind of programme, book etc 电视系列节目；系列丛书 A new TV series called ‘The Hamilton Dynasty’ will be starting next autumn. 一个新的电视连续剧《汉密尔顿王朝》将于明年秋天开播。 Rowling's ‘Harry Potter’ series for children has been amazingly successful. 罗琳为儿童创作的《哈利·波特》系列取得了惊人的成功。series of a series of articles about the state of the economy 关于经济现状的一系列文章serial /ˈsɪəriəl/ [countable noun]a story that is broadcast in several separate parts on television or radio, or printed in separate parts in a magazine or newspaper 连播节目；连载小说 The BBC sells most of its successful serials to the US. 英国广播公司将其大部分成功的连播节目卖给了美国。 Don't miss the latest episode in our serial, ‘David Copperfield.’ 请不要错过我们的连续剧《大卫·科波菲尔》的最新一集。serialize [transitive verb]make a book etc into a serial 连载；连播 Her novel ‘The Awakening’ was recently serialized on TV. 她的小说《觉醒》最近改编成了电视连续剧。3 happening or doing something in a series 连续发生或连续地做某事successive /səkˈsesɪv/ [adjective only before noun]happening one after the other 连续发生的，相继的 Successive nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit. 连续几个晚上没有睡觉，任何一个新妈妈或新爸爸都会觉得撑不下去。 Jackson became the first batter since Babe Ruth to hit three successive home runs in a single game. 杰克逊成了贝布·鲁思之后第一个在同一场比赛里连续三次击出本垒打的击球手。 Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem of international debt. 历届政府都未能解决外债问题。consecutive /kənˈsekjɑtɪv/ [adjective]consecutive days, years etc come after one another, with no breaks in between 连续的〔数天、数年等〕 The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years. 这家公司已连续七年赢利。 You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days. 连续因病请假三天以上必须有医生证明。straight /streɪt/ [adjective/adverb]happening immediately one after another in a series, especially in an unusually long series 连续的〔地〕，不间断的〔地〕〔尤指特别多〕 The temperatures was 40 degrees below zero for two weeks straight. 气温一连两个星期都是零下40度。 She is hoping to beat her personal record of 21 straight victories. 她希望能打破自己连胜21场的个人纪录。in succession /ɪn səkˈseʃən/ [adverb]if something happens on a number of occasions, days, years etcin succession, it happens on each of those occasions, days, years etc, without a break 连续不断地 She's won the championship four times in succession. 她已连获四次冠军。 It's not advisable to plant wheat in the same field for more than two years in succession. 同一块土地上不宜连续种植小麦超过两年。one after the other/one after another /ˌwʌn ɑːftəʳ ði ˈʌðəʳ, ˌwʌn ɑːftər əˈnʌðəʳǁ-æf-/ [adverb]if a number of events happenone after the other orone after another, each one happens soon after the previous one 一个接一个地 One after another they got up and left the room. 他们一个接一个站起来离开了房间。 He was so thirsty that he drank five glasses of water, one after the other. 他渴得一杯接着一杯，连喝了五杯水。 She smoked nervously throughout the meeting, one cigarette after another. 她在会上紧张地、一根接一根抽着烟。in a row /ɪn ə ˈrəʊ/ [adverb]done two or more times, one after another, without a break 连续不断地 Last week I overslept three days in a row. 上个星期我连续三天都睡过头了。 The Blazers have won 11 games in a row. 开拓者队一连赢了11场比赛。running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ [adverb]if you do something for the third time, fifth time etcrunning, you do it that number of times without a break 连续数次地 This is the fourth time running you've been late. 这是你连续第四次迟到了。 Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running. 斯彭德连续三年获“剑桥诗歌奖”。alternate /ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt, ɔːlˈtɜːnətǁˈɔːltɜːr-, ˈæl-/ [adjective only before noun]twoalternate actions, events, feelings etc are done in a fixed order, first one, then the other, then the first one again etc 〔行为、事件、感情等〕轮流的，交替的 He worked alternate night and day shifts. 他夜班日班交替做。 Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution. 意大利的城市为了减少污染，实行隔日行车规定。alternate Sundays/weekends etcfirst one Sunday or weekend, but not the next, then the next Sunday or weekend but not the next etc 隔周的星期天/周末等 She visits her parents on alternate Sundays. 她隔个星期天去看望父母一次。alternately [adverb] The child lay there for three days, alternately sweating and shivering. 那孩子躺在那里三天，时而出汗，时而发抖。