consecutive

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con·sec·u·tive /kənˈsekjətɪv/ adjectiveadj

SERIESconsecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions 连续的，不间断的 OPP non-consecutive

It had rained for four consecutive days.

雨接连下了四天。

Can they win the title for the third consecutive season?

他们能连续第三个赛季赢得冠军称号吗？

—consecutively adverbadv

Number the pages consecutively.

设置连续的页码编号。

Examples from the Corpus

consecutive• You must get a doctor's certificate if you're off work sick for more than three consecutive days.• He asks his patients to fill it out for seven to ten consecutive days.• In one case a signaller worked 30 consecutive days.• The Sharks have lost 10 consecutive games.• Fifty consecutive referrals in 1988 were compared with 50 consecutive referrals in 1990 with respect to demographic characteristics and patterns of drug misuse.• Napoleon Kaufman, making his third consecutive start, certainly wants to touch the ball more frequently.• He was sentenced to another month in prison to run consecutive to his current term of detention.• There are golfers who have dominated certain events with consecutive victories.• The company has made a profit for seven consecutive years.

Origin consecutive

(1600-1700) French consecutif, from Latin consequi; → CONSEQUENT

con·sec·u·tive adjectiveadj

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