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successive adjective successive ♦︎ in a row ♦︎ consecutive ♦︎ straight ♦︎ serialThese words all describe things or people that follow one after the other without interruption. 这些词均表示连续的、无间断的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the second / third / fourth successive / consecutive / straight sth◆the second / third / fourth sth in a row◆sb's second, etc. successive / consecutive win / victory / defeat◆sb's second, etc. win / victory / defeat in a row◆two, etc. successive / consecutive / straight days / weeks / months / years◆two, etc. days / weeks / months / years in a row◆successive / consecutive / straight defeats / games / wins◆defeats / games / wins in a row■ successive / /səkˈsesɪv/ / [only before noun] (rather formal) following immediately one after the other 连续的；连接的；相继的◆Successive governments have tried to tackle the problem.历届政府都试图解决这个问题。◆The road remained closed for the third successive day.第三天这条路仍然继续封闭。▸ successively adverb ◆The novel presents successively three different views of the same events.该小说相继展现了同一事件的三个不同视角。■ in a ˈrow idiom happening several times in the same way with nothing different happening in between 连续几次地◆She had several wins in a row.她曾连续几次获胜。◆Labour lost for the fourth time in a row.工党连续落败已经第四次了。■ consecutive / /kənˈsekjətɪv/ / [usually before noun](especially of periods of time) following one after another in a series, without interruption （尤指时间段）连续不断的◆She was absent for nine consecutive days.她一连缺席了九天。◆He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office.他开始了连续第四届任期。▸ consecutively adverb ◆The plays were performed consecutively on one day.这几出戏在一天内连续上演。■ straight [only before noun] following one after another in a series, without interruption 连续的；不间断的◆The team has had six straight wins.这支队已经连赢六场。◆She won in straight sets (= without losing a set in a tennis match).她一盘未失，连连得胜。ⓘ In this meaning straight is used especially in the context of sport. * straight表达此义时尤用于体育语境。■ serial /ˈsɪəriəl; NAmE ˈsɪriəl/ [only before noun] arranged in a series; doing the same thing in the same way several times 顺序排列的；排成序列的；连续的；多次的◆Individual engines differ only in their serial numbers.每台发动机的区别仅在于序列号不同。◆The novel was first published in serial form (= in several parts).这部小说最先是以连载的形式发表的。◆She was the ninth victim of a serial killer (= sb who murders several people in a similar way).她是一起连环杀人案中的第九个受害者。 |