succession
n
1 [C] number of things or people coming one after the other in time or order; series 一连串的事物; 接二连三的人; 一系列
a succession of wet days, defeats, poor leaders 一个接一个的阴雨天、 失败、 不称职的领导人.
2 [U] the coming of one thing or person after another in time or order 连续; 接连
the succession of the seasons 四季的交替.
3 [U] (right of) succeeding to a title, the throne, property, etc (头衔、 王位、 财产等的)继承(权)
Who is first in succession to the throne? 谁是王位的第一继承人?
4 (idm 习语) in suc`cession one after the other 连续(的); 一个接一个(的)
three victories in (quick) succession 一连三次(迅速)获得的胜利.
That's not allowed. Once you are in here, listen to your teacher.
那是不允许的。一旦进来了,你们要听老师的话。
So I called on you and asked if I could borrow some jewellery. Do you remember now?
于是我去看望你,问你可不可以借给我一些首饰。现在想起来了吧。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.