series

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ˈsɪəriːz/

/ˈsɪriːz/

(plural series)

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[countable] a set of television or radio programmes or podcasts that deal with the same subject or that have the same characters
- The first episode of the new series is on Saturday.
- Her stories have been made into a TV series.
- She has a small part in a drama series for radio.
- the hit comedy series ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Collocations Television
TelevisionWatching
- watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
- see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather
- catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
- pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
- change/switch channel
- surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels
- sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
- have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
Showing
- show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
- screen a programme/a documentary
- run an ad/a commercial
- broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
- go out/air/be recorded live
- attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
- be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
- get (low/high) ratings
Appearing
- be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
- take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
- host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show
- be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader
- read/present the news
- appear/perform live (on TV)
Programme-making
- do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
- work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
- write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series
Extra Examples
- a special two-part series on the economy
- The BBC has already commissioned a second series.
- We watched the final part of a series on Australian wildlife.
Topics TV, radio and newsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- radio
- television
- TV
- …
verb + series
- film
- commission
- broadcast
- …
preposition
- in a/the series
- series about
- series on
- …
phrases
- an episode of a series
- a part of a series
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] several events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other
- series of something The incident sparked off a series of events that nobody had foreseen.
- This case raises a whole series of important questions.
- The two sides held a series of meetings in the summer.
- The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks.
- in a series of something This is the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society.
Extra Examples
- He is in hospital for a whole series of tests.
- The quartet will be performing in a series of lunchtime concerts.
- He had committed a series of minor criminal offences.
- The shooting was the latest in a series of violent attacks in the city.
- You will need to have a series of vaccinations before you visit the area.
- the final book in the series
- She wrote a whole series of novels between 1985 and 2005.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- entire
- whole
- ongoing
- …
preposition
- in a/the series
- series of
phrases
- the first of a/the series
- the last of a/the series
- the first in a series
- …
See full entry
[countable] (sport) a set of sports games played between the same two teams
- the World Series (= in baseball)
- England have lost the Test series (= of cricket matches) against India.
Extra Examples
- India must win to level the series.
- They took the first two games in the series.
- The Bronx Bombers won two of three in a weekend series with the Red Sox.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- racing
- World Series
- championship
- …
verb + series
- lose
- win
- level
- …
preposition
- in the series
- series with
See full entry
[uncountable, countable] (specialist) an electrical circuit in which the current passes through all the parts in the correct order
- batteries connected in series
- a series circuit

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘row, chain’, from serere ‘join, connect’.

单词	series
释义	series noun OPAL WOPAL S /ˈsɪəriːz/ /ˈsɪriːz/ (plural series) jump to other results [countable] a set of television or radio programmes or podcasts that deal with the same subject or that have the same characters The first episode of the new series is on Saturday. Her stories have been made into a TV series. She has a small part in a drama series for radio. the hit comedy series ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Collocations TelevisionTelevisionWatching watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control) change/switch channel surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish Showing show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial screen a programme/a documentary run an ad/a commercial broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series go out/air/be recorded live attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics get (low/high) ratings Appearing be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader read/present the news appear/perform live (on TV) Programme-making do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series Extra Examples a special two-part series on the economy The BBC has already commissioned a second series. We watched the final part of a series on Australian wildlife. Topics TV, radio and newsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective radio television TV … verb + series film commission broadcast … preposition in a/the series series about series on … phrases an episode of a series a part of a series See full entry [countable, usually singular] several events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other series of something The incident sparked off a series of events that nobody had foreseen. This case raises a whole series of important questions. The two sides held a series of meetings in the summer. The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks. in a series of something This is the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society. Extra Examples He is in hospital for a whole series of tests. The quartet will be performing in a series of lunchtime concerts. He had committed a series of minor criminal offences. The shooting was the latest in a series of violent attacks in the city. You will need to have a series of vaccinations before you visit the area. the final book in the series She wrote a whole series of novels between 1985 and 2005. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective entire whole ongoing … preposition in a/the series series of phrases the first of a/the series the last of a/the series the first in a series … See full entry [countable] (sport) a set of sports games played between the same two teams the World Series (= in baseball) England have lost the Test series (= of cricket matches) against India. Extra Examples India must win to level the series. They took the first two games in the series. The Bronx Bombers won two of three in a weekend series with the Red Sox. Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective racing World Series championship … verb + series lose win level … preposition in the series series with See full entry [uncountable, countable] (specialist) an electrical circuit in which the current passes through all the parts in the correct order batteries connected in series a series circuit Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘row, chain’, from serere ‘join, connect’.
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