| 单词 | serial |
| 释义 | serial (once / 1871 pages) adjn Serial means arranged in a series. If you get a serial number with your new phone, that's a number assigned to the phone when it was made, to distinguish it from all the other phones. Serial has nothing do to with breakfast (that's cereal). It means "in regular succession." If you make a deposit into your savings every week without fail, those are serial payments. You might not recognize grandma after her serial plastic surgeries. A serial killer kills multiple times in similar ways. If you publish a magazine that comes out periodically, you could call it a serial. And your favorite recurring show on TV is a serial too. WORD FAMILYserial: serialise, serialism, serialize, serially, serials+/serialise: serialisation, serialised, serialising/serialization: serializations/serialize: serialization, serialized, serializing USAGE EXAMPLESSimmons, whose brother is the serial entrepreneur Russell, is widely recognized as “Reverend Run.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) For some, calling a serial killer a psychopath is somehow excusing them. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Rumors spread in town that a serial killer was on the loose. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1adj pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series serial monogamy serial killing a serial killer serial publication 2adj pertaining to or composed in serial technique serial music 3adj of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations serial processing Syn in series, nonparallel asynchronous not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase 4adj in regular succession without gaps serial concerts Syn consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive ordered having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule 5n a serialized set of programs Syn|Hypo|Hyper series soap opera a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products) tetralogya series of four related works (plays or operas or novels) broadcast, program, programme a radio or television show 6n a periodical that appears at scheduled times Syn|Hypo|Hyper serial publication, series semiweekly a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year) weeklya periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year) semimonthlya periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year) monthlya periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) quarterlya periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) bimonthlya periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year) biweeklya periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) periodical a publication that appears at fixed intervals |
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