(1)一系列的事物(number of similar or related events or things，one following another)[C]：a～of rainy days连日阴雨;a～of good harvests持续好收成;a～of armed bank robberies一系列持枪抢劫银行事件;a～of brilliant scientific discoveries一项接一项重大的科学发现;a～of butterfly stamps一套蝴蝶邮票;a～of gold coins 一套金币;a four-game baseball～四场棒球系列赛;a～of concerts系列音乐会;a documentary/television/comedy～纪实/电视/喜剧系列片;a new～of school textbooks一套新的学校教科书;a～of readers for students of French一套法语学生初级读本丛书;write a～of articles撰写一系列文章;give a～of lectures发表一系列讲演;attend a～of meetings 出席一系列会议;begin a～of experiments 从事一系列实验;produce a～of fine mathematicians不断培养出优秀数学家;I missed the second episode of the～.我没看到这部连续剧的第二集。〖同〗sequence，set;

(2)串联(method of circuit interconnection in which the components are joined end to end)[C，U]：a～connection/circuit/machine串联/串联电路/串行计算机;two transistors(connected) in～串联的两个晶体管;

→′serial adj 一系列的，连载(播)的;n 连续剧，连载故事;′serially adv 连续地;′serialize，-ise v 连载(播)