n.

1. 连续，接续[U]
   He was late for school three times in succession.

   他连续三次上学迟到。

2. 一连串，一系列[S][（+of）]
   She had a succession of colds.

   她连续患伤风。

3. 接替，继任，继承[U][（+to）]
   Henry attempted to secure the succession to the office.

   亨利试图继承这个职位。

4. 接替（或继承）顺序[U]
   The King's oldest son is the first in succession to the throne.

   国王的长子是王位的第一继承人。

5. 继承权[U][（+to）]
   There will be a dispute about the rightful succession to her estate.

   对于她产业的合法继承权将有一场争论。

6. 一个个后继者[U]

n.

1. a number of people or things following one after the other.
2. the action, process, or right of inheriting an office, title, etc.
   ▸Ecology  the process by which a plant or animal community successively gives way to another until a stable climax is reached.