/səkˈseʃn ||; səkˈsɛʃən/noun1 [C] a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order; a series 一连串；一系列: a succession of events/problems/visitors 一连串事件╱问题╱访客
2 [U] the right to have an important position after sb else 继承权
in succession following one after another 连续；接连:
There have been three deaths in the family in quick succession. 那家接连死了三个人。