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接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
Meaning
- (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
Definition
一个接一个，连续不断。
One after another; continuously.
Usage
常用作状语，形容事情接连发生。
Commonly used as an adverbial to describe events happening one after another.
Examples
- 1 最近接二连三地发生了几起交通事故。 (Recently, several traffic accidents have happened one after another.)
- 2 他接二连三地提出了好几个问题。 (He raised several questions in succession.)
- 3 这个赛季，球队接二连三地取得胜利。 (This season, the team has won victories one after another.)
- 4 接二连三的打击让他几乎崩溃。 (The successive blows almost broke him down.)
- 5 会议接二连三地推迟，让人很不耐烦。 (The meetings were postponed one after another, making people very impatient.)
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