sequel

noun

/ˈsiːkwəl/

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sequel (to something) a book, film, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one
- a sequel to the hit movie ‘Madagascar’
compare prequel
Extra Examples
- Some important new characters appear in the sequel.
- The film has spawned five sequels to date.
- The new movie is a direct sequel to the first, picking up the story where the original left off.
- The result is a worthy sequel to the original book.
Topics Literature and writingc1, Film and theatrec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long-awaited
- forthcoming
- upcoming
- …
verb + sequel
- do
- make
- work on
- …
sequel + verb
- come out
preposition
- in a/the sequel
- sequel to
See full entry
[usually singular] sequel (to something) something that happens after an earlier event or as a result of an earlier event
- There was an interesting sequel to these events later in the year.
Extra Examples
- The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country.
- The affair had a strange sequel.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘body of followers’, ‘descendants’ and ‘consequence’): from Old French sequelle or Latin sequella, from sequi ‘follow’.

单词	sequel
释义	sequel noun /ˈsiːkwəl/ /ˈsiːkwəl/ jump to other results sequel (to something) a book, film, play, etc. that continues the story of an earlier one a sequel to the hit movie ‘Madagascar’ compare prequel Extra Examples Some important new characters appear in the sequel. The film has spawned five sequels to date. The new movie is a direct sequel to the first, picking up the story where the original left off. The result is a worthy sequel to the original book. Topics Literature and writingc1, Film and theatrec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective long-awaited forthcoming upcoming … verb + sequel do make work on … sequel + verb come out preposition in a/the sequel sequel to See full entry [usually singular] sequel (to something) something that happens after an earlier event or as a result of an earlier event There was an interesting sequel to these events later in the year. Extra Examples The immediate sequel to the price rises was uprisings across the country. The affair had a strange sequel. Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘body of followers’, ‘descendants’ and ‘consequence’): from Old French sequelle or Latin sequella, from sequi ‘follow’.
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