1 a number of things that happen one after another and are of the same type or connected （同类或有关联事物）连续，一系列: a series of events 一连串事件There has been a series of burglaries in this district recently. 这一区最近连续发生了多宗入户盗窃案。

2 a number of programmes on radio or television which have the same main characters and each tell a complete story 广播或电视的系列节目 ☞Compare series and serial. In a series each part is a different, complete story involving the same main characters. In a serial the same story continues in each part. 比较series及serial。series中每集的主要人物相同，但每集均为独立完整的故事。serial中同一个故事分为若干集连续播放。