1 a number of things that happen one after another and are of the same type or connected (同类或有关联事物)连续,一系列:
a series of events一连串事件There has been a series of burglaries in this district recently.这一区最近连续发生了多宗入户盗窃案。
2 a number of programmes on radio or television which have the same main characters and each tell a complete story 广播或电视的系列节目
☞Compare series and serial. In a series each part is a different, complete story involving the same main characters. In a serial the same story continues in each part. 比较series及serial。series中每集的主要人物相同,但每集均为独立完整的故事。serial中同一个故事分为若干集连续播放。
series/ˋsIriz; ˈsIəriːz/n [C] plural series 1 a series of sth several events or actions of the same kind that happen one after the other 一系列﹐一连串〔的事件﹑行为〕: series of accidents 一连串事故He was found guilty of a whole series of crimes. 他被裁定犯有一系列罪行。2 a set of television or radio programmes with the same characters or on the same subject〔电视或广播的〕系列节目: a new comedy series 一套新的喜剧系列节目
seriesnoun (pluralseries)1a number of things of the same kind that come one after another: I heard a series of shots and then silence.2a number of television or radio programmes, often on the same subject, that come one after another: The first episode of the new series is on Saturday.a TV series on dinosaursLook at serial.