sequels

英 [ˈsiːkwəlz]

美 [ˈsikwəlz]

n.  (书、电影、戏剧等的)续篇，续集; 后续的事; 随之而来的事; 结果
sequel的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (书或电影的)续篇，续集
  A book or film which is asequel toan earlier one continues the story of the earlier one.
  1. She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'...
     她现在正在续写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的小说《蝴蝶梦》。
  2. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to 'The Thorn Birds'.
     理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。
• N-COUNT 后续的事;随之而来的事;结果;余波
  Thesequel tosomething that has happened is an event or situation that happens after it or as a result of it.
  1. The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday's nationwide strike...
     警方说这场冲突是昨天全国大罢工的余波。
  2. The arrests were a 'direct sequel' to investigations.
     调查的“直接结果”就是这些抓捕行动。

双语例句

• He then played in the twilight sequels and other films. But one thing is certain, he can never go back to ordinary life again, for his fans are all over the world and we all seem to love him very much!
  接下来，他拍了《暮光之城》的续集，也接拍了很多其他电影，只是他再也不可能回到曾经平静的生活了，因为他的粉丝已经遍布全球，大家似乎都为他疯狂了！
• Steven: I don't think it is worth watching, because Matrix I is such a hit and sequels never seem to surpass original ones.
  我认为那不值得看，因为《黑客帝国1》太成功了，而续集看起来总是无法超越。
• Many games are just sequels, expansions, or improvements on a previously successful game.
  许多游戏只是原有畅销游戏的续集，扩展或是一种完善。
• There are sequels to Treasure Island, Kim, and even Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
  《金银岛》《吉姆》，甚至是黑格尔的《精神现象学》都被续写了。
• Along with the usual sequels, Hollywood is about to bombard cinemas with new old fairy-tales-starting with Red Riding Hood.
  好莱坞又开始上演其惯用“伎俩”了：好莱坞说要翻拍老电影了，于是小红帽就被翻拍了。
• But like most sequels, Bretton Woods II is not going to be nearly as good as the original.
  但就像多数续集那样，布雷顿森林体系第二（BrettonWoodsII）也不可能达到接近原著的水准。
• Because it costs so much to develop games for today's technically advanced consoles, videogame companies often stick to sequels of popular games or surefire hits along familiar themes.
  由于为先进的游戏机开发游戏软件的成本是如此高昂，电视游戏公司往往都固守那些热卖游戏的续集或是十拿九稳的熟悉题材。
• 71% of Americans say that they have seen the original and at least a third of the public have seen the earlier two sequels, The Lost World ( 43%) and Jurassic Park III ( 36%).
  71%的美国人说他们看过原版，至少有三分之一的公众看过早先的两部续集，《失落的世界》（占43%）和《侏罗纪公园3》（占36%）。
• Franchise sequels typically perform better than the original movie, in part because new audiences can discover the film in the years between releases.
  在同系列电影中，续集的表现通常好于第一部。其中部分原因在于，续集上映时，有更多观众已经从第一部电影中了解了该系列影片。
• Both the film and its sequels have it all: superb scripts, cast and music.
  本片和它的两部续集具备了一部好电影应该具有的所有元素：超一流的剧本、演员阵容以及配乐。