serial

英 [ˈsɪəriəl]

美 [ˈsɪriəl]

n.  电视连续剧; 广播连续剧; 杂志连载小说
adj.  顺序排列的; 排成系列的; 连续的; 多次的; 以连续剧形式播出的; 连载的

复数：serials　过去式：serialled　

考研IELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.7913 / COCA.6852

牛津词典

noun

• 电视连续剧；广播连续剧；杂志连载小说
  a story on television or the radio, or in a magazine, that is broadcast or published in several separate parts

adj.

• 顺序排列的；排成系列的
  arranged in a series
  1. tasks carried out in the same serial order
     按同样顺序完成的任务
• 连续的；多次的
  doing the same thing in the same way several times
  1. a serial rapist
     一个连续作案的强奸犯
• 以连续剧形式播出的；连载的
  broadcast or published in several separate parts
  1. a novel in serial form
     一部连载小说

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (电视或广播的)连续剧;(报纸或杂志上的)连载小说
  Aserialis a story which is broadcast on television or radio or is published in a magazine or newspaper in a number of parts over a period of time.
  1. ...one of BBC television's most popular serials, Eastenders...
     英国广播公司最受欢迎的电视连续剧之一——《伦敦东区》
  2. Maupin's novels have all appeared originally as serials.
     莫平的小说最初都是以连载的形式出现的。
• ADJ 连续的;连环的
  Serialkillings or attacks are a series of killings or attacks committed by the same person. This person is known as aserialkiller or attacker.
  1. ...serial murders...
     连环凶杀案
  2. The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people.
     那名连环杀手声称已经杀了 400 人。

Take care not to confuseserialandseries
注意不要混淆 serial 和 series。

英英释义

noun

• a periodical that appears at scheduled times
  Synonym:seriesserial publication
• a serialized set of programs
  1. a comedy series
  2. the Masterworks concert series
  Synonym:series

adj

• in regular succession without gaps
  1. serial concerts
  Synonym:consecutivesequentsequentialsuccessive
• of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
  1. serial processing
  Synonym:in series(p)nonparallel
• pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
  1. serial monogamy
  2. serial killing
  3. a serial killer
  4. serial publication
• pertaining to or composed in serial technique
  1. serial music

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