sequences

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sequences — noun

  • sequencessingular
  • sequencesesplural

1. Ordered groups of related actions, events, or items whose meaning depends on the

1.名詞B1
釋義

Ordered groups of related actions, events, or items whose meaning depends on the way they follow one another.

例句

The lab manual lists the sequences of steps for three different experiments.

sequences of + noun for ordered stages

Mei checked the sequences of bus stops on the wall map before the tour.

同義詞
  • series

    Series names a group of related things, but sequences emphasise the internal order.

  • orders

    Orders are arrangements in general; sequences suggest one part following the next.

  • chains

    Chains highlight tight links or causes between parts.

  • progressions

    Progressions suggest movement or development through stages.

反義詞
  • disorders

    Situations where there is no clear or useful arrangement.

文法句型

sequences of + noun

in sequence

compare sequences

用法筆記

Plural 'sequences' is common when more than one ordered set is being compared, described, or taught.

常見錯誤

❌We studied the same series of steps in both labs.
✅We studied the same sequences of steps in both labs.
💡'series' names the sets, but 'sequences' stresses the order inside each set.

2. Short musical patterns played again in a new key level within the same piece.

2.名詞C1
釋義

Short musical patterns played again in a new key level within the same piece.

例句

In the exercise book, the composer wrote rising sequences for the choir.

rising sequences in music writing

During practice, Defne played the same sequences in three different keys.

sequences in different keys

同義詞
  • motifs

    Motifs are recurring ideas, but sequences specifically repeat at new pitch levels.

  • phrases

    Phrases are complete musical units; sequences are shifted repeated patterns.

  • patterns

    A general word that lacks the special music-theory meaning.

文法句型

rising sequences

descending sequences

sequences in different keys

用法筆記

This sense appears mainly in music lessons, theory books, and rehearsal talk about repeated note patterns.

3. Connected stretches of a film or programme that cover one event or one linked ac

3.名詞B2
釋義

Connected stretches of a film or programme that cover one event or one linked action.

例句

The editor shortened the opening sequences before the documentary went online.

opening sequences in film editing

At film school, Xiu studied chase sequences from movies made in the 1970s.

chase sequences — action-focused film term

同義詞
  • scenes

    Scenes are single dramatic units; sequences may include several connected scenes.

  • segments

    A neutral term for parts of a film or programme.

  • montages

    Montages are special edited sequences, not every film passage.

文法句型

opening sequences

chase sequences

dream sequences

用法筆記

Film writers often add a modifier such as 'opening', 'dream', 'battle', or 'chase' before the noun.

4. Arrangements of DNA bases or similar units that form the genetic instructions of

4.名詞C1
釋義

Arrangements of DNA bases or similar units that form the genetic instructions of living things.

例句

Scientists compared DNA sequences from fish living in two nearby rivers.

DNA sequences in scientific comparison

The report lists the gene sequences linked to the rare condition.

同義詞
  • genetic codes

    A broader expression for hereditary instructions, not just the exact order of units.

  • genomes

    Genomes are complete sets of genetic material; sequences can be smaller parts within them.

文法句型

DNA sequences

gene sequences

virus sequences

用法筆記

This plural form usually appears with a scientific noun such as DNA, gene, genome, or virus.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor checked my sequences.
✅The doctor checked my DNA sequences.
💡This scientific sense normally needs a word like DNA, gene, or virus to show what was measured.

sequences — verb