series
UK ['sɪə.ri:z] US ['sɪr.i:z] (plural series)
noun countable
SET OF EVENTS 系列事件
ESSENTIAL
■a number of similar or related events or things, one following another 一连串；一系列•There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.这个地区发生了一连串针对女性的性侵害案件。 •She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.她去年在华威大学举行了一系列有关当代英国作家的讲座。 ■a number of games played by two teams （两队间的）系列比赛•The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.洋基队主场有一连四场对金莺队的比赛。 in series
■Parts of an electrical system that are in series are arranged in a single line so that the current flows through each part, one after another. （电路的）串联
UK ['sɪə.ri:z] US ['sɪr.i:z] (plural series)
noun countable
SET OF BROADCASTS 系列广播节目
ADVANCED
■a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations （电视或广播的）系列节目•The footballer Paul Gascoigne is to host a Channel 4 television series on soccer skills足球运动员保罗‧加斯科因将在第四频道主持一档关于足球技巧的系列节目。 •a comedy series喜剧系列片 •I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.我错过了这系列剧的第二集，所以不知道现在的剧情进展如何。
UK ['sɪə.ri:z] US ['sɪr.i:z] (plural series)
noun countable
SET OF BOOKS 系列书
ADVANCED
■a set of books published by the same company which deal with the same subject 系列书•They do a series on architecture throughout the ages.他们出版一套介绍各个时代建筑的系列图书。 |