- [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） 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。 - in succession
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。
Extra ExamplesThis set in motion a succession of events. 这引发了一连串事件。 She was cared for by a succession of nannies. 连续有好几个保姆照看过她。 I rented out the cottage to a succession of tenants. 我把小屋租给了一连串的房客。 There has been a rise in crime for the second year in succession. 犯罪数字上升已经是连续第二年了。 The team lost the final six years in succession. 这个队连续六年在决赛中落败。 They won several games in quick succession. 他们接连赢了几场比赛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- endless
- long
- never-ending
- …
- in succession
- succession of
- [uncountable]
the regular pattern of one thing following another thing 交替；更迭 the succession of the seasons 四季的更迭 the succession of images on a screen 屏幕上连续的图像
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- endless
- long
- never-ending
- …
- in succession
- succession of
- [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 - in succession to somebody/something
He became chairman in succession to Bernard Allen. 他接替伯纳德 · 艾伦任主席。 She's third in order of succession to the throne. 她在王位继承人顺位中排第三。 a line of succession 一连串的
Extra ExamplesHe wanted to have a son to ensure the succession. 他想要一个儿子以继承家业。 The party has always attempted to secure an orderly succession of leaders. 该党一直试图确立领袖的有序继承制度。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- orderly
- disputed
- dynastic
- …
- ensure
- secure
- in succession to
- the line of succession
- the order of succession
- the right of succession
- …
see also succeed - in succession to somebody/something
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting legal transmission of an estate or the throne to another, also in the sense ‘successors, heirs’): from Old French, or from Latin successio(n-), from the verb succedere ‘come close after’, from sub- ‘close to’ + cedere ‘go’.