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successional

/suhk-sesh-uhn/US // səkˈsɛʃ ən //UK // (səkˈsɛʃən) //

继承性,继任的,接续性,继承性的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession.
    • : a number of persons or things following one another in order or sequence.
    • : the right, act, or process, by which one person succeeds to the office, rank, estate, or the like, of another.
    • : the order or line of those entitled to succeed one another.
    • : the descent or transmission of a throne, dignity, estate, or the like.
    • : Also called ecological succession. Ecology. the progressive replacement of one community by another until a climax community is established.

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Examples

  • The last week has seen a succession of US launch attempts canceled for issues primarily related to ground systems.

  • It’s the biggest test for American democracy — and for Kostyukov, whose two immediate predecessors died in quick succession amid rumors Vladimir Putin wasn’t happy.

  • Brazilian fashion retailer Dafiti has limped along through a succession of down rounds.

  • A succession of climate cases are now working their way through American courts.

  • This could continue to happen, opening us up to a succession of new, potentially lethal diseases.

  • The kerfuffle began with a £200 bet, followed by several smaller bets in quick succession.

  • When, in succession, he made Vertigo (1958), North by Northwest (1959), Psycho (1960), and The Birds (1963).

  • “I was at first on a cot, and then in a succession of accommodations,” he says.

  • Two 20th-century phenomena, occurring in quick succession, are the culprits.

  • TR reinvigorated the office after a succession of grey presidents with his unself-conscious energy, idealism and determination.

  • And then several hours at Liszt's, where one succession of concertos, fantasias, and all sorts of tremendous things are played.

  • This reading secures scarcely anything more than a succession of sights to the eye or sounds to the ear.

  • The injured and indignant animal gave vent to a succession of eldritch screams.

  • The attempt failed, and was followed by a rapid succession of miscellaneous thrusts and passes in bewildering variety.

  • When you can play it eight times in succession without missing a note, I'll be satisfied.