successive

successive — adjective

1. coming or happening one right after another in a series, with nothing different

1.形容詞B2
釋義

coming or happening one right after another in a series, with nothing different happening in between

例句

The basketball team won three successive games and reached the final.

collocation: successive + games (countable events)

Ezra was late for work on three successive mornings, worrying his manager.

collocation: successive + mornings / time periods

同義詞
  • consecutive

    Interchangeable in most contexts; 'consecutive' is slightly more common in everyday speech.

  • straight

    Informal alternative used after numbers: 'three straight wins'.

  • running

    Informal; used after time periods: 'three years running'.

反義詞
  • intermittent

    Happening with breaks or pauses between events.

  • alternating

    Following a regular pattern of two different things in turn, not a string of the same thing.

文法句型

successive + noun

用法筆記

Only used directly before a noun (attributive position). Cannot be used after linking verbs: 'The victories were successive' is incorrect — use 'consecutive' or 'in a row' instead.

常見錯誤

❌It rained for successive three days.
✅It rained for three successive days.
💡The number or quantity word comes before 'successive', not after it.
❌The defeats were successive and the team lost hope.
✅The team suffered three successive defeats and lost hope.
💡'successive' cannot be used after 'be' as a subject complement.