单词 | sequence |
释义 | sequence (siːkwəns ) Word forms: sequences 1. countable noun A sequence of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order. ...the sequence of events which led to the murder. [+ of] ...a dazzling sequence of novels by John Updike. [+ of] Synonyms: succession, course, series, order 2. countable noun A particular sequence is a particular order in which things happen or are arranged. ...the colour sequence yellow, orange, purple, blue, green and white. The chronological sequence gives the book an element of structure. Synonyms: order, structure, arrangement, ordering 3. countable noun A film sequence is a part of a film that shows a single set of actions. The best sequence in the film occurs when Roth stops at a house he used to live in. Synonyms: part, scene, section, episode 4. countable noun A gene sequence or a DNA sequence is the order in which the elements making up a particular gene are combined. The project is nothing less than mapping every gene sequence in the human body. ...the complete DNA sequence of the human genome. [+ of] 5. verb To sequence genes is to determine the order in which the elements that make them up are combined. The technique offers a means of sequencing the human genome much more quickly. [VERB noun] Collocations: sequence of numbers Those who had headed the hard ball saw a 20 per cent deterioration in their ability to recall a sequence of numbers. Times,Sunday Times I have always had a very good memory for phone numbers, dates and spellings, because every word or sequence of numbers has its own special combination of colours. Times, Sunday Times One question asked students to identify which was the smallest in a sequence of numbers and gave the answer as six. Times, Sunday Times They were asked to find a pattern, such as a sequence of numbers, and place a matching card to continue that pattern. Times, Sunday Times Now try to write down the sequence of numbers. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes the sequence of steps can change as you move around the room, just as aspects of ourselves change as we move through life. Times,Sunday Times Cigarette factories of the previous century had sped up production using continuous flow production – moving the assembly through an orderly sequence of steps. Smithsonian Mag At the end of the sequence of steps, the polypeptide can be easily detached from the polymer, and unused ingredients can be simply washed away. Times, Sunday Times Life arrived inexorably as a sequence of steps, each of which added chemical complexity to the evolving world. Times, Sunday Times However, performing this entire sequence of steps for each drawing operation would be very inefficient. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That said, it's like nothing else on screen, mind-blowingly cool from the title sequence. Times, Sunday Times They vary widely in quality and appeal, and feel tangential compared with the courageous title sequence. Times, Sunday Times The falling letters of the wonderful graphic title sequence are also referenced in the television series. Times, Sunday Times Here we were treated to regular interstitial trips through the pages of a hand-drawn cookbook that features heavily in the title sequence. Times, Sunday Times An entire industry of title sequence directors will be called in specifically to create the credits. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 顺序 Japanese: 順序 |
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