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

• Audible commissioned sequels for several of the most popular works.
  针对最流行的作品，Audible委托其中几部的作者写了续集。
• 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。
• James Cameron and 20th Century Fox have set Sigourney Weaver to return in the director's three Avatar sequels in a different role. The filmmaker begins production later this year.
  詹姆斯卡梅隆（JamesCameron）导演和20世纪福克斯公司计划让西格妮韦弗（SigourneyWeaver）在未来的3部《阿凡达》续集中以其他角色回归，新片的拍摄工作将于今年下半年开始。
• 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。
• 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。
• Low-budget movies and their sequels which used to look cheesy are now more realistic& and profitable.
  在过去，低成本恐怖影片及它们的续集看上去比较蹩脚，现在它们则更逼真更赚钱了。
• 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。
• The novel's success gave rise to a number of sequels.
  这本小说的成功带来了多部续作。
• Forget sequels, remakes and superhero movies.
  忘了那些续集不断的、经典翻拍的、关于超级英雄的电影吧！
• "Harry Potter" has lots of sequels.
  “哈里·波特”就要拍多部续集。