- sequel (to something)
a book, film, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one （书、电影、戏剧等的）续篇，续集 a sequel to the hit movie ‘Madagascar’ 热门影片《马达加斯加》的续集
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingc1, Film and theatrec1Some important new characters appear in the sequel. 在续篇中新出现了一些重要人物。 The film has spawned five sequels to date. 到目前为止，该影片已经有 5 部续集问世。 The new movie is a direct sequel to the first, picking up the story where the original left off. 这部新影片就是第一部的续集，紧接着原作结尾时的故事情节展开。 The result is a worthy sequel to the original book. 结果写出了一部有价值的原着续篇。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long-awaited
- forthcoming
- upcoming
- …
- do
- make
- work on
- …
- come out
- in a/the sequel
- sequel to
- [usually singular] sequel (to something)
something that happens after an earlier event or as a result of an earlier event 后续的事；随之而来的事；结果 Extra ExamplesThe immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country. 涨价的直接后果就是遍及全国的抗议浪潮。 The affair had a strange sequel. 这一事件的结局很奇怪。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘body of followers’, ‘descendants’ and ‘consequence’): from Old French sequelle or Latin sequella, from sequi ‘follow’.