successive

IPA/səkˈsesɪv/
KK[səksˈɛsɪv]IPA/səkˈsesɪv/

successive — 形容詞

  • successivepositive
  • more successivecomparative
  • most successivesuperlative

1. coming or happening one right after another in a series, with nothing different

1.形容詞B2
釋義

連續的

接連發生，中間沒有中斷

coming or happening one right after another in a series, with nothing different happening in between

例句

The basketball team won three successive games and reached the final.

這支籃球隊連續贏了三場比賽，晉級了決賽。

collocation: successive + games (countable events)

Ezra was late for work on three successive mornings, worrying his manager.

Ezra 連續三個早上上班遲到，讓他的主管很擔心。

collocation: successive + mornings / time periods

常見搭配
  • successive + years / days / weeks / months / quarters
  • successive + victories / wins / defeats / losses
  • successive + governments / administrations / leaders
  • successive + attempts / efforts / tries
  • successive + generations
同義詞
  • consecutive

    Interchangeable in most contexts; 'consecutive' is slightly more common in everyday speech.

  • straight

    Informal alternative used after numbers: 'three straight wins'.

  • running

    Informal; used after time periods: 'three years running'.

反義詞
  • intermittent

    Happening with breaks or pauses between events.

  • alternating

    Following a regular pattern of two different things in turn, not a string of the same thing.

文法句型

successive + noun

用法筆記

Only used directly before a noun (attributive position). Cannot be used after linking verbs: 'The victories were successive' is incorrect — use 'consecutive' or 'in a row' instead.

常見錯誤

It rained for successive three days.
It rained for three successive days.
The number or quantity word comes before 'successive', not after it.
The defeats were successive and the team lost hope.
The team suffered three successive defeats and lost hope.
'successive' cannot be used after 'be' as a subject complement.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • years / days / weeks / months / quarters — the most common time nouns paired with successive
  • wins / victories / defeats / losses — used in sports and competition contexts
  • governments / administrations / leaders — used in political contexts

常用片語

  • three successive + noun — the most common pattern with a number
  • the + ordinal + successive + noun — e.g. 'the fifth successive year'
  • for the + ordinal + successive + time — e.g. 'for the second successive time'

介系詞搭配

  • successive + noun + of — e.g. 'successive years of drought'
  • for + ordinal + successive + noun — e.g. 'for the third successive month'