- [countable, uncountable]
a line of people or vehicles that move along slowly, especially as part of a ceremony; the act of moving in this way （人或车辆的）队列，行列；列队行进；游行 a funeral procession 送葬的队列 a torchlight procession 火炬游行队伍 The procession made its way down the hill. 队伍走下山了。 - in procession
Groups of unemployed people from all over the country marched in procession to the capital. 来自全国的失业群众列队向首都进发。
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1The mayor of the town led the procession to the central square. 镇长率领游行队伍来到了镇中心的广场。 They borrowed my truck for the carnival procession. 他们借了我的卡车参加狂欢节游行。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grand
- great
- large
- …
- head
- lead
- form
- …
- make its way
- march
- move
- …
- in (a/the) procession
- procession of
- procession through
- …
- [countable]
a number of people who come one after the other （一个接着一个而来的）一队人，一列人
Word Originlate Old English, via Old French from Latin processio(n-), from procedere ‘move forward’, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’.