consecutive
adjective /kənˈsekjətɪv/
/kənˈsekjətɪv/
[usually before noun]- following one after another in a continuous series
连续不断的 - She was absent for nine consecutive days.
她一连缺席了九天。 - He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office.
他开始了第四届任期。 - After six consecutive defeats, the team was almost ready to give up.
连续六次失败后，这个队几乎准备放弃了。 - Interest rates rose again for the fifth consecutive month.
利率连续第五个月再次上升。 - They achieved their third consecutive year of record sales.
他们实现了连续第三年创纪录的销售。
Collocations DictionaryConsecutive is used with these nouns:- defeat
- draw
- month
- …
词源early 17th cent.: from French consécutif, -ive, from medieval Latin consecutivus, from Latin consecut- ‘followed closely’, from the verb consequi. - She was absent for nine consecutive days.