serial
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ us/ˈsɪr.i.əl/
(CRIMINAL/CRIME)
C1 （重罪案犯或重案）连环的，连续的
used to describe a person who repeatedly commits a similar crime or carries out a similar bad act, or the crime or act itself
She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer/murderer. 她写了部有关一名冷血连环杀手的惊悚小说。
a serial adulterer/womaniser 连续作案的强奸犯／沉湎女色难以自拔的人
serial murders/killings 连环谋杀案
- More examples
- a serial abuser
- serial abuse of children
- a serial bomber
- a serial sex offender
- a serial murderer
(STORY)
分期（播出或刊登）的
broadcast or published in several separate parts, one after another
She is currently filming a serial drama for the BBC. 她正在为BBC拍摄一部系列剧。
a serial novel 系列小说
(COMPUTING)
computing specialized（信息传送）串行的
sending information one bit (= unit of information) at a time
a serial cable 串行电缆
serial communication 串行通信
Compare: parallel
(ORDER)
formal顺序排列的
arranged one after another
He had difficulty in remembering the serial order of the tasks. 他记不住任务的次序是什么。
serial
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsɪə.ri.əl/ us/ˈsɪr.i.əl/
C1 （电视或广播）连续剧;（报纸上的）连载故事
a story on television or radio or in a newspaper, etc. that is broadcast or printed in separate parts
Most of her novels have been made into television serials at some time. 她的大多数小说都已在某个时候被拍成了电视连续剧。