succession
US /səkˈseʃ.ən/
UK /səkˈseʃ.ən/
1.
连续, 接替, 一系列
a number of people or things sharing a specified characteristic and following one after the other
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A succession of visitors came to the house.
一连串的访客来到房子。
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He won the championship for the third year in succession.
他连续第三年赢得冠军。
2.
继承, 继任, 接班
the action or process of inheriting an office, title, property, etc.
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The rules of royal succession are very strict.
王位继承的规则非常严格。
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There was a dispute over the succession to the family business.
家族企业继承问题存在争议。