successively

IPA/səkˈsesɪvli/
KK[səksˈɛsɪvli]IPA/səkˈsesɪvli/

successively — 副詞

1. if events or things happen successively, each one comes right after the one befo

1.副詞B2
釋義

接連；連續

一個緊接一個、中間沒有間斷地發生

if events or things happen successively, each one comes right after the one before, with nothing in between.

例句

The runners crossed the line successively, each only a second behind the last.

選手們接連衝過終點線，每個人都只落後前一位一秒。

verb + successively for events in close order

Felix won the school chess prize three years successively, never losing once.

Felix 連續三年拿下學校西洋棋獎，一次都沒輸過。

collocation: [number] years successively

常見搭配
  • three years successively
  • occur successively
  • rose successively
同義詞
  • consecutively

    very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech

  • in succession

    phrase form, often after a number ('three times in succession')

  • in turn

    stresses each one taking its place in order, less about no gaps

反義詞

文法句型

[verb] + successively

successively + [comparative/number]

用法筆記

Frequently follows a number-plus-time-unit phrase such as 'three years successively' or 'four nights successively' to stress an unbroken run.

常見錯誤

The two teams played successively good games.
The two teams played successively better games.
successively shows a step-by-step change along a sequence, so it pairs with a comparative, not a plain adjective.

同根字

常見搭配

常用片語

  • three years successively
  • more successively
  • occur successively