procession
procession — 名詞
1. a group of people, vehicles, or animals that move forward together in a line, fo
行列；遊行
正式活動中排隊前進的人群或車輛
a group of people, vehicles, or animals that move forward together in a line, for example during a wedding, funeral, festival, or other formal occasion
The wedding procession walked slowly down the path toward the church at the garden's edge.
婚禮隊伍沿著小徑緩緩走向花園盡頭的教堂。
collocation: wedding procession
Thousands of people lined the streets to watch the carnival procession with its colourful floats.
數千人沿街觀看嘉年華遊行，欣賞色彩繽紛的花車。
Ravindra stood at the front of the funeral procession, carrying a wreath of white flowers.
Ravindra 站在送葬隊伍的前列，手捧一個白色的花圈。
The royal procession included six black horses, soldiers in uniform, and a gold carriage.
皇家隊伍包括六匹黑馬、穿制服的士兵，以及一輛金色馬車。
At the temple festival, a long procession of monks walked in silence at dawn.
寺廟節慶期間，一長列僧侶在黎明時分靜默地行走。
用法筆記
Frequently appears with an adjective describing the occasion: 'wedding procession,' 'funeral procession,' 'carnival procession,' 'royal procession.' The verb most commonly used with this sense is 'march' or 'walk' — people in a procession move together at a slow, deliberate pace.
2. a situation in which many individuals or objects follow one another in a steady
一連串
大量的人或事物接連出現
a situation in which many individuals or objects follow one another in a steady flow, one after the next
A steady procession of taxis pulled up outside the hotel to collect the guests.
一輛接一輛的計程車陸續停在飯店門口接載客人。
pattern: procession of + [plural noun]
Chiara faced a long procession of job interviews before she finally received an offer.
Chiara 經歷了一連串工作面試之後，才終於收到錄取通知。
The hospital treated an endless procession of patients during the flu season last winter.
去年冬天流感季節，醫院治療了一波又一波接連不斷的病人。
Brandon watched a procession of ships pass through the narrow canal one by one.
Brandon 看著一艘接一艘的船隻依序通過狹窄的運河。
The mayor greeted a procession of community leaders who came to support the new project.
市長接見了一連串前來支持新計畫的社區領袖。
- stream
suggests a continuous flow, often of people or traffic, like 'a stream of visitors'
- series
more neutral and factual; 'a series of events' does not imply the same visual image of movement
- succession
formal; 'a succession of managers' emphasizes the order they came in
文法句型
procession + of + [plural noun]
用法筆記
Always followed by 'of' + plural noun. The subject is not literally marching in a line — it describes a rapid or continuous sequence. Common with 'a steady procession of,' 'a long procession of,' 'an endless procession of.' This sense cannot be counted — it is singular only.