单词 | succession |
释义 | successionsuccession /səkˈsɛʃən/ ●○○ AWL noun 1a succession of somebody/something a number of people or things of the same type that happen or follow one after another: I heard a succession of loud bangs outside.2in succession happening one after the other without anything different happening in between: They’ve won the championship four times in succession.in close/quick succession (=quickly one after the other) He fired two shots in quick succession.3[uncountable] the act of taking over an office or position, or the right to be the next to take it: succession to Ferdinand was first in line of succession to the throne.4[uncountable] earth science the process in which ecosystems gradually change and develop according to the conditions in the area: When plants begin to grow in an area damaged by fire, that is an example of succession. |
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