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

• Because it costs so much to develop games for today's technically advanced consoles, videogame companies often stick to sequels of popular games or surefire hits along familiar themes.
  由于为先进的游戏机开发游戏软件的成本是如此高昂，电视游戏公司往往都固守那些热卖游戏的续集或是十拿九稳的熟悉题材。
• But like most sequels, Bretton Woods II is not going to be nearly as good as the original.
  但就像多数续集那样，布雷顿森林体系第二（BrettonWoodsII）也不可能达到接近原著的水准。
• 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。
• 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。
• Depp also teased that he would be happy to sign on for another four sequels right now.
  德普还打趣的表示，现在就愿意再签演4部加勒比海盗的电影。
• 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。
• Both the film and its sequels have it all: superb scripts, cast and music.
  本片和它的两部续集具备了一部好电影应该具有的所有元素：超一流的剧本、演员阵容以及配乐。
• 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。
• She was even offered the role of Seraph in the two sequels to The Matrix, but she could not accept due to a scheduling conflict.
  《黑客帝国》剧组甚至曾为杨紫琼提供了一个“六翼天使”的角色，但由于档期冲突她拒绝了。
• There are sequels to Treasure Island, Kim, and even Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
  《金银岛》《吉姆》，甚至是黑格尔的《精神现象学》都被续写了。