successionsuc•ces•sion /sək'seʃ(ə)n/

n

1. U 连续；接连

2. C 一系列；一连串

• A succession of visitors came to the door. 客人接二连三地来到门口。

3. U 继承；继承权

• Who is the first succession to the estate? 谁是这笔财产的第一继承人？

• If the king dies, the succession passes to his son. 如果国王死了，继承权将传给他的儿子。

词组in succession 连续的；接连的

• two victories in succession 一连两次获得胜利

in succession to 继承…的

• He was appointed president in succession to Jones. 他被任命接替琼斯担任主席。