单词 | succession |
释义 | succession succession /səkˈseʃ.ən/ noun F0 [S] a number of similar events or people that happen, exist, etc. after each other: » A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year.» Life was just an endless succession of parties and dinners.Thesaurus+: ↑Order and sequence , ↑Simultaneous and consecutivein successionF0 happening one after another: » She had her first three children in rapid succession.» This is the seventh year in succession that they've won the cup.Thesaurus+: ↑Order and sequence , ↑Simultaneous and consecutiveF0 [U] a process in which someone automatically takes an official position or job after someone else: » Divorce would not prevent the Prince of Wales's succession to the throne.» Who comes after the vice-president in the presidential line of succession?Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchangingWord Builder:–Nouns: success, succession, successor–Adjectives: successful, unsuccessful, successive–Verbs: succeed–Adverbs: successfully, unsuccessfully |
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