consecutive

Definitions

con- (together) + secut (follow) + -ive (adj.) = 'following together,' i.e. one right after another with no break. The key idea is no gap: three consecutive days means Mon-Tue-Wed, not three days scattered across a month.

Common Collocations

• 1.consecutive days连续的天数
• 2.consecutive wins连胜
• 3.consecutive numbers连续的数字
• 4.for the third consecutive year连续第三年

Example Sentences

• 1.

  It rained for five consecutive days.

• 2.

  She won the championship three consecutive times.

• 3.

  List the consecutive numbers from 1 to 10.

Easily Confused

consecutive vs successive vs continuous — consecutive and successive both mean 'one after another'; consecutive stresses no gap in a count (five consecutive days), while successive is looser (successive governments). continuous means without any break at all in time (continuous rain), not a count of separate items.