【consecutive】 - A-level备考词汇

consecutive

UK:  [kən'sekjʊtɪv]

US:  [kən'sekjətɪv]

adj.

1.连续的,串联的,依次相续的;连贯的

2.连串,连续,连绵不断的

3.连串的

4.接连的

5.连接的

6.相邻的

7.相继的

8.顺序的

9.结论的

10.【语法】表示结果的

1 . Mom worried that I could not pay school fees for two consecutive days to call me, Dad suggested that he remitted to me.
妈妈担心我自己交不了学费，连续两天给我打电话，爸爸则建议他汇给我。

2 . When he arrived, the city's minorities were at war with its police, even though there had been two consecutive black police chiefs.
他到洛杉矶的时候，该市的少数民族和警察有冲突，尽管之前已经有连续两届的黑人警察担任警察局长。

3 . And after three consecutive years of declining sales, the hot dog makers and their suppliers began to panic.
因此，销售连续3年下降，热狗制造商和供货商开始恐慌起来。

4 . If the constitution did not prohibit consecutive terms, Ms Bachelet would be strongly placed to win the presidential election in December.
假若宪法未禁止总统连任，MichelleBachelet极可能赢得今年12月举行的总统大选。

5 . Prices were 8. 4% higher than a year ago - the eighth consecutive month that there has been a year-on-year rise.
相比一年前，价格要高出8.4%——连续第八个月都是逐年增长。