sequels

英 [ˈsiːkwəlz]

美 [ˈsikwəlz]

n.  (书、电影、戏剧等的)续篇，续集; 后续的事; 随之而来的事; 结果
sequel的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (书或电影的)续篇，续集
  A book or film which is asequel toan earlier one continues the story of the earlier one.
  1. She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'...
     她现在正在续写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的小说《蝴蝶梦》。
  2. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to 'The Thorn Birds'.
     理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。
• N-COUNT 后续的事;随之而来的事;结果;余波
  Thesequel tosomething that has happened is an event or situation that happens after it or as a result of it.
  1. The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday's nationwide strike...
     警方说这场冲突是昨天全国大罢工的余波。
  2. The arrests were a 'direct sequel' to investigations.
     调查的“直接结果”就是这些抓捕行动。

双语例句

• Even though Austen ended all her books with a definitive full stop, dozens of imitators have added sequels and prequels, new endings and new beginnings.
  虽然奥斯汀为自己的著作都画上了圆满的句号，可一些临摹作家添油加醋地写些续集和前传，增添一些新的结尾和新的开始。
• The sequels revisit them at nine-year intervals through separation, reunion and children.
  随后的续集以九年为间隔从分离、重逢和子女等等片段再看主人公的生活变故。
• 71% of Americans say that they have seen the original and at least a third of the public have seen the earlier two sequels, The Lost World ( 43%) and Jurassic Park III ( 36%).
  71%的美国人说他们看过原版，至少有三分之一的公众看过早先的两部续集，《失落的世界》（占43%）和《侏罗纪公园3》（占36%）。
• Secondly, most developers are launching games that are either sequels or appeal to a smaller subset of the market.
  其次，大多数开发商正在推出的要么是现有游戏的续集，要么仅对更小规模的市场受众有吸引力。
• However, as none of the sequels really lived up to the magic of the original, this is probably the right time for Shrek to say goodbye.
  但是，由于史莱克系列影片的每一部续集都无法与第一集中的魔力相媲美，这或许就是史莱克和大家说“再见”的绝佳时机了。
• Along with the usual sequels, Hollywood is about to bombard cinemas with new old fairy-tales-starting with Red Riding Hood.
  好莱坞又开始上演其惯用“伎俩”了：好莱坞说要翻拍老电影了，于是小红帽就被翻拍了。
• The deal does not include any more secret agent sequels.
  但这三部电影中却不包括任何秘密探员续集。
• 'There's no question the investment paid off not only on the international box office for this movie, but we will continue to [ with future sequels],' said Paramount vice chairman Rob Moore.
  派拉蒙副董事长穆尔（RobMoore）说，毫无疑问该片不仅在国际票房市场赚回了投资，未来推出的续集还会保持这股趋势。
• Steven: I don't think it is worth watching, because Matrix I is such a hit and sequels never seem to surpass original ones.
  我认为那不值得看，因为《黑客帝国1》太成功了，而续集看起来总是无法超越。
• If the film succeeds at the box office, expect sequels.
  如果该片的票房成功，可以预料会有续集。