[N-SING 单数名词]一连串;一系列;连续 A succession of things of the same kind is a number of them that exist or happen one after the other.
[oft N of n]
Adams took a succession of jobs which have stood him in good stead...
亚当斯连着做过几份让他颇为受益的工作。
Scoring three goals in quick succession, he made it 10-8...
在短短的时间内他连进三球,最终以 10 比 8 取胜。
Fraser Clyne has won the Scottish Road Running Championship for the third year in succession.
弗雷泽·克莱因已经连续第三年获得苏格兰公路赛跑比赛冠军了。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]继承;继任;继承权Succession is the fact or right of being the next person to have an important job or position.
[also N in pl]
She is now seventh in line of succession to the throne.
她目前是王位的第七顺位继承人。
Oxford
suc·ces·sionAWL/səkˈseʃn; NAmEsəkˈseʃn/noun1[countable , usually singular ]a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order 一连串;一系列;连续的人(或事物)SYN
series
◆a succession of visitors络绎不绝的来访者◆He's been hit by a succession of injuries since he joined the team.自入队以来他一再受伤。◆She has won the award for the third year in succession.这是她连续第三年获得此奖。◆They had three children in quick succession.短短几年间,他们接连生了三个孩子。◆The gunman fired three times in rapid succession.歹徒连开三枪。2[uncountable ]the regular pattern of one thing following another thing 交替;更迭◆the succession of the seasons四季的更迭3[uncountable ]the act of taking over an official position or title; the right to take over an official position or title, especially to become the king or queen of a country 继承;继任;(尤指王位的)继承权◆He became chairman in succession toBernard Allen. 他接替伯纳德 · 艾伦任主席。◆She's third in order of successionto the throne. 她在王位继承人顺位中排第三。☞see also
1in succession happening one after the other without anything different happening in between: She won the championship four times in succession.in quick/rapid/close succession (=quickly one after the other) He fired two shots in quick succession.2a succession of something a number of people or things of the same kind, following, coming, or happening one after the otherSYN stream: A succession of visitors came to the door.3[uncountable] the act of taking over an official job or position, or the right to be the next to take it → accession: If the prince dies, the succession passes to his son.succession to the queen’s succession to the throne
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succession
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n.连续;继位;继承权;[生态] 演替
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