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单词 consecutive
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Definition of consecutive in English:

consecutive

adjective kənˈsɛkjʊtɪvkənˈsɛkjədɪv
  • 1Following each other continuously.

    连续的,不断的;接连而来的

    five consecutive months of serious decline

    连续五个月的严重下跌。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These sessions will continue for four consecutive Thursday evenings.
    • He followed up with three consecutive Championship wins and was runner-up three times in succession.
    • The birth rate increased for the third consecutive year following nearly a decade of decline.
    • Economists said this ninth consecutive rise would be followed by further increases in the months ahead.
    • The next three episodes then screen on the following consecutive Sunday nights at 8.00 pm.
    • While eminent singers will be involved as members of the jury, the talent scouting exercise will go on for six consecutive months.
    • This treatment was continued for two consecutive days if cows had persistent fever.
    • Last month's hike is the first following five consecutive months of falling rates.
    • He received two six months consecutive sentences for these charges.
    • The number has declined for the eighth consecutive month.
    • January was the 50th consecutive month of economic expansion.
    • Experimental manipulations within plants continued for six consecutive days.
    • The fall in office rents followed four consecutive years of double-digit growth and was largely caused by fears over the economy.
    • The treatment was started three days after inoculation with amoebae and continued for three consecutive days.
    • Her appeal follows the fourth consecutive fall in the number of reported cases of euthanasia.
    • This continued for two consecutive weeks; the final total being 504 holes of golf and who knows how many practice balls!
    • Trials continue until five consecutive trials are obtained that meet the criteria for range restriction, with a maximum of ten trials.
    • However, the reality is that the figures still signal expansion for the seventh consecutive month even if the pace is easing somewhat.
    • Higher employment was achieved for the 10th consecutive month in June, but the pace of growth was somewhat less.
    • The maximum boarding period allowed is three consecutive months.
    Synonyms
    successive, succeeding, following, in succession, running, in a row, one after the other, back-to-back, continuous, solid, straight, uninterrupted, unbroken
    informal on the trot
    1. 1.1 In unbroken or logical sequence.
      连贯的;按逻辑顺序的
      a consecutive pattern of what the film would be like
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If a consecutive sequence in the same suit, headed by an Old card, is held by some player then the whole sequence are Old Cards.
      • Now, the company is offering customers the option of purchasing the revolvers with consecutive serial numbers.
      • The review units arrived as a matched pair with consecutive serial numbers and sounded well-matched.
      • The most usual combinations are a collection of cards of equal rank, or a sequence of cards of consecutive ranks in the same suit.
      • As the sequence progresses, the gaps between consecutive squares get longer and longer.
      • A sequence is a group of cards in consecutive order, regardless of suit.
      • Back in 1995, the record was only seven consecutive primes in arithmetic progression.
      • In the second phase, as an alternative to playing a single card it is possible to play a sequence of two or more consecutive cards in the same suit.
      • Pretty much it's in consecutive order, but a couple things are out of order.
      • A sequence consists of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit, such as 5 6 7.
      • A sequence of three consecutive pairs or a four of a kind can beat a single two (but not any other single card).
      • A Terz is a sequence of three consecutive cards; it is worth 20 points.
      • At your turn you can play an ascending sequence of consecutive cards in a single suit, provided that the first card beats the previous play.
      • An edition is the total number made of an original print, each numbered in consecutive order starting with one.
      • At the top of the heap is the straight flush, which consists of any sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
      • A quantitative comparison of the flickers observed in the two consecutive image sequences was performed.
      • A sequence of equal sized, consecutive sets of identical cards can be led.
      • The lines of various colours are primordium boundaries as recognized in consecutive members of the sequence.
      • As the numbers in the sequence get larger, the ratios of consecutive numbers get closer to the golden ratio.
      • You can also look for sequences of consecutive primes in arithmetic progression.
      Synonyms
      sequential, in sequence, in order of time, in order, ordered, progressive, serial
  • 2Grammar
    Expressing consequence or result.

    〔语法〕结果的

    a consecutive clause

    结果从句。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In its role as a consecutive connector and as a punctuation marker, it corresponds to other markers in English than well or cos, eg. then or therefore.
    • Consecutive adverbial subordinate sentences are those that express a consequence of what the main clause says.
    • The consecutive connector can be omitted.
  • 3Music
    Denoting intervals of the same kind (especially fifths or octaves) occurring in succession between two parts or voices.

    〔乐〕连续的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For this particular pattern there is a classical fingering pattern which is repeated over each consecutive octave.
    • As the player went higher, more notes were available in each consecutive octave.
    • Since a majority of Dixieland numbers have long chains of secondary dominants you end up using the following scale respectively over each consecutive chord.

Derivatives

  • consecutiveness

  • nounkənˈsɛkjʊtɪvnəskənˈsɛkjədɪvnəs
    • Nearly all of the thefts have been trivial, but the consecutiveness of the attempts at burglary has put the residents on the alert.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But as with most good things they come to an end at some point, and in this case the consecutiveness ends.
      • And the link has a social character; it is not mere consecutiveness in time, but a context of interaction.
      • In the first stages of life the mind is frivolous and easily distracted, it misses progress by failing in consecutiveness and persistence.
      • In men as in brutes, the consecutiveness of their perceptions is due to the principle of memory — like empirical physicians, who practice without theory.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French consécutif, -ive, from medieval Latin consecutivus, from Latin consecut- 'followed closely', from the verb consequi.

Definition of consecutive in US English:

consecutive

adjectivekənˈsɛkjədɪvkənˈsekyədiv
  • 1Following continuously.

    连续的,不断的;接连而来的

    five consecutive months of serious decline

    连续五个月的严重下跌。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Experimental manipulations within plants continued for six consecutive days.
    • Her appeal follows the fourth consecutive fall in the number of reported cases of euthanasia.
    • However, the reality is that the figures still signal expansion for the seventh consecutive month even if the pace is easing somewhat.
    • The treatment was started three days after inoculation with amoebae and continued for three consecutive days.
    • The next three episodes then screen on the following consecutive Sunday nights at 8.00 pm.
    • He received two six months consecutive sentences for these charges.
    • The number has declined for the eighth consecutive month.
    • This treatment was continued for two consecutive days if cows had persistent fever.
    • Trials continue until five consecutive trials are obtained that meet the criteria for range restriction, with a maximum of ten trials.
    • These sessions will continue for four consecutive Thursday evenings.
    • This continued for two consecutive weeks; the final total being 504 holes of golf and who knows how many practice balls!
    • January was the 50th consecutive month of economic expansion.
    • The maximum boarding period allowed is three consecutive months.
    • The birth rate increased for the third consecutive year following nearly a decade of decline.
    • Higher employment was achieved for the 10th consecutive month in June, but the pace of growth was somewhat less.
    • Last month's hike is the first following five consecutive months of falling rates.
    • He followed up with three consecutive Championship wins and was runner-up three times in succession.
    • Economists said this ninth consecutive rise would be followed by further increases in the months ahead.
    • While eminent singers will be involved as members of the jury, the talent scouting exercise will go on for six consecutive months.
    • The fall in office rents followed four consecutive years of double-digit growth and was largely caused by fears over the economy.
    Synonyms
    successive, succeeding, following, in succession, running, in a row, one after the other, back-to-back, continuous, solid, straight, uninterrupted, unbroken
    1. 1.1 In unbroken or logical sequence.
      连贯的;按逻辑顺序的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The review units arrived as a matched pair with consecutive serial numbers and sounded well-matched.
      • A Terz is a sequence of three consecutive cards; it is worth 20 points.
      • In the second phase, as an alternative to playing a single card it is possible to play a sequence of two or more consecutive cards in the same suit.
      • As the sequence progresses, the gaps between consecutive squares get longer and longer.
      • As the numbers in the sequence get larger, the ratios of consecutive numbers get closer to the golden ratio.
      • The lines of various colours are primordium boundaries as recognized in consecutive members of the sequence.
      • The most usual combinations are a collection of cards of equal rank, or a sequence of cards of consecutive ranks in the same suit.
      • You can also look for sequences of consecutive primes in arithmetic progression.
      • A sequence of equal sized, consecutive sets of identical cards can be led.
      • At the top of the heap is the straight flush, which consists of any sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
      • Pretty much it's in consecutive order, but a couple things are out of order.
      • Now, the company is offering customers the option of purchasing the revolvers with consecutive serial numbers.
      • If a consecutive sequence in the same suit, headed by an Old card, is held by some player then the whole sequence are Old Cards.
      • A sequence of three consecutive pairs or a four of a kind can beat a single two (but not any other single card).
      • A quantitative comparison of the flickers observed in the two consecutive image sequences was performed.
      • Back in 1995, the record was only seven consecutive primes in arithmetic progression.
      • An edition is the total number made of an original print, each numbered in consecutive order starting with one.
      • A sequence consists of three or more consecutive cards of the same suit, such as 5 6 7.
      • At your turn you can play an ascending sequence of consecutive cards in a single suit, provided that the first card beats the previous play.
      • A sequence is a group of cards in consecutive order, regardless of suit.
      Synonyms
      sequential, in sequence, in order of time, in order, ordered, progressive, serial
    2. 1.2Grammar Expressing consequence or result.
      〔语法〕结果的
      a consecutive clause

      结果从句。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In its role as a consecutive connector and as a punctuation marker, it corresponds to other markers in English than well or cos, eg. then or therefore.
      • The consecutive connector can be omitted.
      • Consecutive adverbial subordinate sentences are those that express a consequence of what the main clause says.
    3. 1.3Music Denoting intervals of the same kind (especially fifths or octaves) occurring in succession between two parts or voices.
      〔乐〕连续的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As the player went higher, more notes were available in each consecutive octave.
      • For this particular pattern there is a classical fingering pattern which is repeated over each consecutive octave.
      • Since a majority of Dixieland numbers have long chains of secondary dominants you end up using the following scale respectively over each consecutive chord.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French consécutif, -ive, from medieval Latin consecutivus, from Latin consecut- ‘followed closely’, from the verb consequi.

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