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successor n.接班人；继任人 (1) 我确信他是个可靠的接班人。(2) 副总统是总统的继任人。(3) 关于特雷福伊尔博士的继任人，此间已经谣言蜂起。 The noun successor was first used in the 13th century to mean "one who comes after." It's often used in reference to a royal court, where the successor is usually the king's eldest son. If something happens to the U.S. president, the vice president is the designated successor and will assume the position of head of government. It seems like every day there's a new and improved computer, a successor that replaces an earlier model.

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英 [sək'sesə(r)] 美 [sək'sesər] (1) I am sure that he is a reliable successor.(2) The vice president was the president's successor.(3) Rumour is already rife here as to Dr. Trefoil's successor. If you are successor to the throne, that means you're next in line when the current royal has to step down. The successor takes over when someone gives up a position or title or when something becomes outdated. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]接任者；继承者 Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left.   [oft poss N]He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors...他制订了几条原则，希望可以引导继任者。...several critics hailed him then as the greatest living Scottish poet, the natural successor to his old friend Hugh MacDiarmid.紧接着，一些评论家称赞他为当今苏格兰最伟大的诗人，是他的老朋友休·麦克迪尔米德理所当然的接班人。

英语单词	successor
英美音标	英 [sək'sesə(r)] 美 [sək'sesər]
中文释义	n.接班人；继任人
英语例句	(1) I am sure that he is a reliable successor. (2) The vice president was the president's successor. (3) Rumour is already rife here as to Dr. Trefoil's successor.
中文例句	(1) 我确信他是个可靠的接班人。 (2) 副总统是总统的继任人。 (3) 关于特雷福伊尔博士的继任人，此间已经谣言蜂起。
vocabulary简明	If you are successor to the throne, that means you're next in line when the current royal has to step down. The successor takes over when someone gives up a position or title or when something becomes outdated.
vocabulary扩展	The noun successor was first used in the 13th century to mean "one who comes after." It's often used in reference to a royal court, where the successor is usually the king's eldest son. If something happens to the U.S. president, the vice president is the designated successor and will assume the position of head of government. It seems like every day there's a new and improved computer, a successor that replaces an earlier model.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]接任者；继承者 Someone's successor is the person who takes their job after they have left. [oft poss N] He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors... 他制订了几条原则，希望可以引导继任者。 ...several critics hailed him then as the greatest living Scottish poet, the natural successor to his old friend Hugh MacDiarmid. 紧接着，一些评论家称赞他为当今苏格兰最伟大的诗人，是他的老朋友休·麦克迪尔米德理所当然的接班人。

Successor Vice President Royal Takes Position 英 Sək'sesə(R)] 美