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单词 succession
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succession
noun
uk
/səkˈseʃ.ən/us
/səkˈseʃ.ən/
[S]
anumberofsimilareventsorpeoplethathappen,exist, etc. after each other:
一连串；一系列；接连
A successionofscandalsandrevelationshasunderminedthegovernmentover the pastyear.过去的一年里，一连串的丑闻和接连爆出的内幕损害了政府的威望。
Life was just anendlesssuccessionofpartiesanddinners.生活只不过是一连串没完没了的聚会和晚宴。
in succession
happeningone after another:
接连地，连续地
She had her first threechildreninrapidsuccession.她的前3个孩子是连年紧挨着出生的。
This is the seventhyearin succession that they'vewonthetournament.这是他们连续第7年捧杯。
[U]
aprocessin which someoneautomaticallytakesanofficialpositionorjobafter someoneelse:
继任，接任；继承
Hisdivorcewill notpreventthe Prince of Wales's successiontothethrone.离婚不会影响威尔士亲王继承王位。
Who comes after the vice-president in thepresidentiallineofsuccession?在继承总统职位的排位上，副总统之后是谁？
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(Definition ofsuccessionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

succession| American Dictionary

succession
noun[C/U]
us
/səkˈseʃ·ən/
aseriesof things coming one after another:
[C]a succession ofscandals
[U]Inrapidsuccession helosthisjob, hiswife, and hishealth.
[U]fmlAt thattime, thesecretaryofstatefollowedthevicepresidentinlineofpresidentialsuccession(= theorderof taking over apositionofauthority).
(Definition ofsuccessionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

succession| Business English

succession
noun
uk
/səkˈseʃən/us
[S]
anumberofsimilarpeopleoreventsthatexistorhappenone after another:
a succession of sthThecompanyhas beeninvolvedin a succession ofaccountingscandals.
Theyemploytheirseasonalworkerson a succession of fixed-termcontracts.
[U]HR,WORKPLACE
theprocessby which someonetakesanofficialpositionorjobafter someoneelsehas been doing it:
He waselectedChairmanin succession toBrooke.
asuccessionannouncement/arrangement/issue
in succession
happeningone after another:
Crops havefailedfor the thirdyearin succession.
Thecompanylosttwochiefexecutivesinquicksuccession.

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management succession
(Definition ofsuccessionfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsuccession

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The ages of these inferred foreign successions, which lack fossils, have been a matter of debate.
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In order to clarify the patterns, we focus in this case on headship successions following upon the death or retirement of the previous head.
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However, carbon-isotope trends and values in the various successions are remarkably consistent.
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The quartzose sandstone is most abundant in the east of the area, whereas contemporaneous successions in the west are dominated by redeposited carbonate.
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The contrasting volcanogenic successions developed in a more distal off-margin setting.
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The cyclicity of lithofacies in genetically related successions helps to understand the changes in environment through time.
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Only half of the successions were by natural sons.
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In general, the majority (86 per cent) of successions were by male kin from the existing household.
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The case was the same with successions by male kin.
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In addition, in 15 per cent of successions, the successor had been adopted by the family.
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The successions represent two deepening-upward sequences, both starting as fluvial (braided river) systems and ending as shallow marine tidally dominated environments.
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Here, early volcanic and plutonic lithologies are characterized by tholeiitic arc-type lavas and pyroclastics and often include ophiolitic successions.
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Nevertheless, extensive and biostratigraphically undisturbed successions can be documented in various localities in great detail.
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Thus, the two different garnet compositions reflect different bulk rock compositions, which result in different growth successions of garnet and staurolite.
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Finally, we note the capacity of these rituals to produce legitimate successions even when irregular events pose a challenge to democratic theory.
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Collocationswithsuccession

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apostolic succession
The president by virtue of his new role acknowledges his place in a democratic variant ofapostolicsuccession.
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dynastic succession
In most cases, there was a feeling of dynastic succession and family regeneration over the generations.
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endless succession
Not getting a peace settlement right the first time could lead to anendlesssuccessionof new conflicts.
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