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WORD ORIGINconsecutive

Origin:

1600-1700 French consecutif, from Latin consequi; ➔ CONSEQUENT

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.
The Sharks have lost 10 consecutive games.
You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse.
He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days.
He was sentenced to another month in prison to run consecutive to his current term of detention.
In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days.
Napoleon Kaufman, making his third consecutive start, certainly wants to touch the ball more frequently.
There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.

Longman Language Activatorhappening or doing something in a series► successive

happening one after the other: · Successive nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit.· Jackson became the first batter since Babe Ruth to hit three successive home runs in a single game.· Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem of international debt.

► consecutive

consecutive days, years etc come after one another, with no breaks in between: · The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.· You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days.

► straight

happening immediately one after another in a series, especially in an unusually long series: · The temperatures was 40 degrees below zero for two weeks straight.· She is hoping to beat her personal record of 21 straight victories.

► in succession

if something happens on a number of occasions, days, years etc in succession , it happens on each of those occasions, days, years etc, without a break: · She's won the championship four times in succession.· It's not advisable to plant wheat in the same field for more than two years in succession.

► one after the other/one after another

if a number of events happen one after the other or one after another , each one happens soon after the previous one: · One after another they got up and left the room.· He was so thirsty that he drank five glasses of water, one after the other.· She smoked nervously throughout the meeting, one cigarette after another.

► in a row

done two or more times, one after another, without a break: · Last week I overslept three days in a row.· The Blazers have won 11 games in a row.

► running

if you do something for the third time, fifth time etc running , you do it that number of times without a break: · This is the fourth time running you've been late.· Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running.

► alternate

two alternate actions, events, feelings etc are done in a fixed order, first one, then the other, then the first one again etc: · He worked alternate night and day shifts.· Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution.alternate Sundays/weekends etc (=first one Sunday or weekend, but not the next, then the next Sunday or weekend but not the next etc): · She visits her parents on alternate Sundays.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► day

· That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days.· Tokyo: Stocks closed at a new high for the second consecutive day.· In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.· The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days.· Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days.· The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days.· The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days.

► days

· In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days.· He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days.· That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days.· Any coverage on rental cars usually is limited to a maximum of 15 to 30 consecutive days.· The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days.· Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days.· The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days.· The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days.

► defeat

· Swindon have suffered three consecutive defeats.· The Dukes are coming off a 73-69 loss to La Salle Monday, their fifth consecutive defeat.

► game

· Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games.· The Sharks are 0-for-5 trying to win a third consecutive game this season.· And yet they have won six consecutive games.· Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.· The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games.· The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.· Williams struggled for the second consecutive game, gaining only 38 yards on 12 carries....

► games

· Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games.· And yet they have won six consecutive games.· The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games.· Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.· The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.· He went two consecutive games without making a 3-pointer, the first time that had happened in 89 games.· They are 0-2, losers of eight consecutive games.

► loss

· Inflation fears and rising interest rates sent the stock market plummeting to its fourth consecutive loss yesterday.· Points had been a problem, too, with the Lakers averaging just 90 in their three consecutive losses.· The Vikings thus ended their losing streak at four games, while sending the Raiders tumbling to their third consecutive loss.

► month

· A player must serve a minimum of 12 consecutive months before becoming a full member.· Concern about unemployment, which in October rose for a third consecutive month, has sapped demand for houses and new cars.· It was also the fifth consecutive month in which both the number and value of bankruptcies was above the prior year level.· Manufacturing employment fell for the third consecutive month.· But it follows 27 consecutive months of rising unemployment and record business failures.· For the second consecutive month, manufacturers indicate they expect to increase output in the next four months.

► night

· The last two came on the road, in overtime, on consecutive nights.· He and Stefan had worked out a performance programme so that Ingrid wouldn't have to sing two big roles on consecutive nights.· Others were subject to burns and suspended from prison walls for up to three consecutive nights.· At least 2,000 people pelted security forces with cobblestones during the fourth consecutive night of often bloody fracas.· He had understudied Hayden Coffin for three months and had on two consecutive nights gone on for him.

► patient

· The 100 consecutive patients were all Tanner stage 1 or 2 at the time of diagnosis.· Ninety three consecutive patients presenting between 1980 and 1988 whose notes were still available were followed up.· Sixty-two consecutive patients aged 75 or over and attending a general ophthalmology outpatients clinic were assessed.· In a prospective cohort study 141 consecutive patients were admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia.· Seventy six consecutive patients were studied.· This study presents our findings in a series of 25 consecutive patients.· Twelve consecutive patients were studied over a one year period.

► season

· Extra special Numerically, Pipe has re-written the racing annuals, topping the double century mark in the last four consecutive seasons.· Jacque Vaughn had 12 assists to reach 200 for the second consecutive season.· The foot, the bottom, the abyss, that beckons for the third consecutive season.· They achieved something eight current franchises have never done, across a total of 222 consecutive seasons.

► term

· Thanks to bitter memories of dictatorship, the constitution forbids a second consecutive term for any elected official.· The opposition said his bid for a third consecutive term was a blatant violation of the constitution.· The President was elected for a five-year term, limited to two consecutive terms.· She served three consecutive terms from 1877 to 1885, and was noted for her fearlessness and power of debate.

► test

· Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left.

► time

· For the sixth consecutive time that year, Prost had qualified ahead of Lauda.

► victory

· There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.· They also earned their second consecutive victory for the first time since last November.

► win

· Escude is one of his least favourite opponents, and has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.· They have 18 consecutive wins since then.· Flower power at Greenridge helped Albert Barron to his sixth consecutive win in the category for gardens not seen from the road.· In doing so they established a new serie B record with their eighth consecutive win, beating Lazio's previous record.· Swindon are looking for their third consecutive win.· Two consecutive wins and the signing of the year have lifted a great weight from the place.· That was especially true of Ipswich, searching for their sixth consecutive win.

► year

· Ragland won the Trophy-Truck division for the third consecutive year, and Fortin took the overall pro and unlimited Class I victory.· The inter-provincial championship went to Ulster for the sixth consecutive year, and Munster have shown good form.· Gross says that for the third consecutive year, state legislators saw fit not to increase funding for Woodbourne.· She represented Great Britain for 16 consecutive years, between 1967 and 1983.· It was the second consecutive year of earnings growth after four years of declines.· Underlying pre-tax profits rise 12 %-eighth consecutive year of delivering double digit growth at this level?

► years

· They reached the third round in four consecutive years, a feat equalled by very few lower division clubs at the time.· In short, was the Kohl government, which held power for 16 consecutive years, up for sale?· The revenues, the earnings and cash dividends are up for 50 consecutive years.· As mentioned elsewhere, child benefit has been frozen for three consecutive years.· His portfolio grew 12. 2 percent last year, but it has been up 21 consecutive years.· They had low and declining inflation, several consecutive years of budget surpluses and high domestic savings ratios.· Then it is measured by how many consecutive years a team is invited to the tournament.

单词	consecutive
释义	consecutivecon‧sec‧u‧tive /kənˈsekjətɪv/ ●●○ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINconsecutive Origin: 1600-1700 French consecutif, from Latin consequi; ➔ CONSEQUENT Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years. The Sharks have lost 10 consecutive games. You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse. He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days. He was sentenced to another month in prison to run consecutive to his current term of detention. In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days. Napoleon Kaufman, making his third consecutive start, certainly wants to touch the ball more frequently. There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorhappening or doing something in a series► successive happening one after the other: · Successive nights without sleep make any new parent feel ready to quit.· Jackson became the first batter since Babe Ruth to hit three successive home runs in a single game.· Successive governments have failed to tackle the problem of international debt. ► consecutive consecutive days, years etc come after one another, with no breaks in between: · The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.· You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days. ► straight happening immediately one after another in a series, especially in an unusually long series: · The temperatures was 40 degrees below zero for two weeks straight.· She is hoping to beat her personal record of 21 straight victories. ► in succession if something happens on a number of occasions, days, years etc in succession , it happens on each of those occasions, days, years etc, without a break: · She's won the championship four times in succession.· It's not advisable to plant wheat in the same field for more than two years in succession. ► one after the other/one after another if a number of events happen one after the other or one after another , each one happens soon after the previous one: · One after another they got up and left the room.· He was so thirsty that he drank five glasses of water, one after the other.· She smoked nervously throughout the meeting, one cigarette after another. ► in a row done two or more times, one after another, without a break: · Last week I overslept three days in a row.· The Blazers have won 11 games in a row. ► running if you do something for the third time, fifth time etc running , you do it that number of times without a break: · This is the fourth time running you've been late.· Spender won the Cambridge Poetry Prize three years running. ► alternate two alternate actions, events, feelings etc are done in a fixed order, first one, then the other, then the first one again etc: · He worked alternate night and day shifts.· Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution.alternate Sundays/weekends etc (=first one Sunday or weekend, but not the next, then the next Sunday or weekend but not the next etc): · She visits her parents on alternate Sundays. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► day · That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days.· Tokyo: Stocks closed at a new high for the second consecutive day.· In addition to investor skittishness over the impeachment threat, the technology sector plunged for the third consecutive day.· The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days.· Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days.· The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days.· The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days. ► days · In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days.· He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days.· That autumn she opened three new centres on three consecutive days.· Any coverage on rental cars usually is limited to a maximum of 15 to 30 consecutive days.· The visitors will certainly be match fit in their third meeting on consecutive days.· Thus did a quarrel over the ownership of a shop win front-page headlines in Britain for seven consecutive days.· The argument turned out to be of longer duration than normal, and Lucien practised with Jeopardy for seven consecutive days.· The subjects were fed a controlled low sulphate diet for 34 consecutive days. ► defeat · Swindon have suffered three consecutive defeats.· The Dukes are coming off a 73-69 loss to La Salle Monday, their fifth consecutive defeat. ► game · Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games.· The Sharks are 0-for-5 trying to win a third consecutive game this season.· And yet they have won six consecutive games.· Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.· The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games.· The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.· Williams struggled for the second consecutive game, gaining only 38 yards on 12 carries.... ► games · Stumpel, with a team-high 24 points, has scored in five consecutive games.· And yet they have won six consecutive games.· The Beavers are by far the worst team in the conference, having lost five consecutive games.· Jones, substituted in three consecutive games by Leeds, makes his first London appearance since leaving Wimbledon.· The Warriors recently went 16 consecutive games without shooting above 44 percent from the field.· He went two consecutive games without making a 3-pointer, the first time that had happened in 89 games.· They are 0-2, losers of eight consecutive games. ► loss · Inflation fears and rising interest rates sent the stock market plummeting to its fourth consecutive loss yesterday.· Points had been a problem, too, with the Lakers averaging just 90 in their three consecutive losses.· The Vikings thus ended their losing streak at four games, while sending the Raiders tumbling to their third consecutive loss. ► month · A player must serve a minimum of 12 consecutive months before becoming a full member.· Concern about unemployment, which in October rose for a third consecutive month, has sapped demand for houses and new cars.· It was also the fifth consecutive month in which both the number and value of bankruptcies was above the prior year level.· Manufacturing employment fell for the third consecutive month.· But it follows 27 consecutive months of rising unemployment and record business failures.· For the second consecutive month, manufacturers indicate they expect to increase output in the next four months. ► night · The last two came on the road, in overtime, on consecutive nights.· He and Stefan had worked out a performance programme so that Ingrid wouldn't have to sing two big roles on consecutive nights.· Others were subject to burns and suspended from prison walls for up to three consecutive nights.· At least 2,000 people pelted security forces with cobblestones during the fourth consecutive night of often bloody fracas.· He had understudied Hayden Coffin for three months and had on two consecutive nights gone on for him. ► patient · The 100 consecutive patients were all Tanner stage 1 or 2 at the time of diagnosis.· Ninety three consecutive patients presenting between 1980 and 1988 whose notes were still available were followed up.· Sixty-two consecutive patients aged 75 or over and attending a general ophthalmology outpatients clinic were assessed.· In a prospective cohort study 141 consecutive patients were admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia.· Seventy six consecutive patients were studied.· This study presents our findings in a series of 25 consecutive patients.· Twelve consecutive patients were studied over a one year period. ► season · Extra special Numerically, Pipe has re-written the racing annuals, topping the double century mark in the last four consecutive seasons.· Jacque Vaughn had 12 assists to reach 200 for the second consecutive season.· The foot, the bottom, the abyss, that beckons for the third consecutive season.· They achieved something eight current franchises have never done, across a total of 222 consecutive seasons. ► term · Thanks to bitter memories of dictatorship, the constitution forbids a second consecutive term for any elected official.· The opposition said his bid for a third consecutive term was a blatant violation of the constitution.· The President was elected for a five-year term, limited to two consecutive terms.· She served three consecutive terms from 1877 to 1885, and was noted for her fearlessness and power of debate. ► test · Another method of birth control must be used for a few months until two consecutive tests show there are no sperm left. ► time · For the sixth consecutive time that year, Prost had qualified ahead of Lauda. ► victory · There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.· They also earned their second consecutive victory for the first time since last November. ► win · Escude is one of his least favourite opponents, and has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.· They have 18 consecutive wins since then.· Flower power at Greenridge helped Albert Barron to his sixth consecutive win in the category for gardens not seen from the road.· In doing so they established a new serie B record with their eighth consecutive win, beating Lazio's previous record.· Swindon are looking for their third consecutive win.· Two consecutive wins and the signing of the year have lifted a great weight from the place.· That was especially true of Ipswich, searching for their sixth consecutive win. ► year · Ragland won the Trophy-Truck division for the third consecutive year, and Fortin took the overall pro and unlimited Class I victory.· The inter-provincial championship went to Ulster for the sixth consecutive year, and Munster have shown good form.· Gross says that for the third consecutive year, state legislators saw fit not to increase funding for Woodbourne.· She represented Great Britain for 16 consecutive years, between 1967 and 1983.· It was the second consecutive year of earnings growth after four years of declines.· Underlying pre-tax profits rise 12 %-eighth consecutive year of delivering double digit growth at this level? ► years · They reached the third round in four consecutive years, a feat equalled by very few lower division clubs at the time.· In short, was the Kohl government, which held power for 16 consecutive years, up for sale?· The revenues, the earnings and cash dividends are up for 50 consecutive years.· As mentioned elsewhere, child benefit has been frozen for three consecutive years.· His portfolio grew 12. 2 percent last year, but it has been up 21 consecutive years.· They had low and declining inflation, several consecutive years of budget surpluses and high domestic savings ratios.· Then it is measured by how many consecutive years a team is invited to the tournament. consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions OPP non-consecutive: It had rained for four consecutive days. Can they win the title for the third consecutive season?—consecutively adverb: Number the pages consecutively.
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