[N-COUNT 可数名词]一系列;一连串 A sequence of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order.
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...the sequence of events which led to the murder.
导致谋杀发生的一连串事件
...a dazzling sequence of novels by John Updike.
约翰·厄普代克令人惊叹的系列小说
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]顺序;次序;序列 A particular sequence is a particular order in which things happen or are arranged.
...the colour sequence yellow, orange, purple, blue, green and white...
黄、橙、紫、蓝、绿、白的颜色顺序
The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure.
时间顺序让这本书有了一定的结构。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](电影中描述某一组动作的)连续镜头,片段 A film sequence is a part of a film that shows a single set of actions.
The best sequence in the film occurs when Roth stops at a house he used to live in.
电影中最棒的一组镜头出现于罗思在他曾住过的一幢屋子前驻足时。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](基因)排列顺序,序列 A gene sequence or a DNA sequence is the order in which the elements making up a particular gene are combined.
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The project is nothing less than mapping every gene sequence in the human body.
这个项目就是要绘制人体所有基因序列的图谱。
...the complete DNA sequence of the human genome.
人体基因组的完整 DNA 序列
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se·quenceAWL/ˈsiːkwəns; NAmEˈsiːkwəns/
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sequencesequencessequencedsequencingnoun1[countable ]a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result 一系列;一连串◆He described the sequence of eventsleading up to the robbery. 他描述了抢劫案发生前的一系列有关情况。2[countable , uncountable ]the order that events, actions, etc. happen in or should happen in 顺序;次序◆The tasks had to be performed in a particular sequence.这些任务必须按一定次序去执行。◆Number the pages in sequence.按顺序标出页码。◆These pages are out of sequence.这几页排错了次序。3[countable ]a part of a film/movie that deals with one subject or topic or consists of one scene (电影中表现同一主题或场面的)一组镜头verb1sequencesth ( technical 术语) to arrange things into a sequence按顺序排列2sequencesth ( biology 生) to identify the order in which a set of genesor parts of moleculesare arranged 测定(整套基因或分子成分的)序列◆The human genome has now been sequenced.人体基因组的序列现已测定。▶se·quen·cing/ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ; NAmEˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/noun[uncountable ]◆a gene sequencing project基因测序项目se·quence/ˈsiːkwəns; NAmEˈsiːkwəns/se·quen·cing/ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ; NAmEˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/
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sequencese‧quence /ˈsiːkwəns/ ●●○AWL noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the order that something happens or exists in, or the order it is supposed to happen or exist inin a ... sequence The questions should be asked in a logical sequence. Be careful to perform the actions in the correct sequence.in sequence Number them in sequence, 1, 2, 3 etc.out of sequence The chapters may be studied out of sequence.2[countable] a series of related events, actions etc that happen or are done in a particular ordersequence of He’s had a sequence of business failures. the sequence of events leading up to the war3[countable] one part of a story, film etc that deals with a single subject or actionSYN scene: the dream sequence in the film