单词 | series |
释义 | series —series /ˈsɪə.riːz/ aep /ˈsɪr.iːz/ noun [C] (PLURAL series) (SET OF BOOKS) ► B2 a set of books published by the same company that deal with the same subject: » They do a series on architecture throughout the ages.Thesaurus+: ↑Kinds of books• • • Extra Examples:» They've just published a wine atlas series.» They have recently launched a new series of monographs.noun [C] (PLURAL series) (SET OF BROADCASTS) ► B1 a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations: » The footballer is to host a Channel 4 television series on soccer skills» a comedy series» I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.Thesaurus+: ↑Programmes and other broadcasts• • • Extra Examples:» He's the creator of a successful cartoon series.» He liked the second series but I thought it was fairly poor.» Alan Bennett wrote a series of monologues called Talking Heads.» A new series of wildlife programmes has started on Monday evenings.» She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationships.noun [C] (PLURAL series) (SET OF EVENTS) B2 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another: » There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.» She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.Thesaurus+: ↑Order and sequence , ↑Simultaneous and consecutiveF0 a number of games played by two teams: » The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.Thesaurus+: ↑Competitions, and parts of competitionsin seriesF0 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. Thesaurus+: ↑Electrical components and circuitry• • • Extra Examples:» The initial earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks.» He's had a series of badly paid jobs.» The police are trying to determine the series of events that led up to the murder.» The government's reputation has already been harmed by a series of scandals.» There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames . |
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