serial

noun

1. a periodical that appears at scheduled times

Synonym: seriesserial publication

2. a serialized set of programs

e.g. a comedy series
the Masterworks concert series

Synonym: series

adj

1. in regular succession without gaps

e.g. serial concerts

Synonym: consecutivesequentsequentialsuccessive

2. of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations

e.g. serial processing

Synonym: in series(p)nonparallel

3. pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series

e.g. serial monogamy
serial killing
a serial killer
serial publication

4. pertaining to or composed in serial technique

e.g. serial music

1. (电视或广播的)连续剧;(报纸或杂志上的)连载小说
A serial is a story which is broadcast on television or radio or is published in a magazine or newspaper in a number of parts over a period of time.

e.g. ...one of BBC television's most popular serials, Eastenders...
英国广播公司最受欢迎的电视连续剧之一——《伦敦东区》
e.g. Maupin's novels have all appeared originally as serials.
莫平的小说最初都是以连载的形式出现的。

2. 连续的;连环的
Serial killings or attacks are a series of killings or attacks committed by the same person. This person is known as a serial killer or attacker.

serial的反义词

e.g. ...serial murders...
连环凶杀案
e.g. The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people.
那名连环杀手声称已经杀了 400 人。

1. 续集电影：续集电影 (SERIAL) 1912年至1920年间风行之电影风格,每一集人物、地点连贯,大都为好人与恶人相斗,总在最后一刻结局揭晓前喊停,观众必须继续看下回才知结局.

2. serial的近义词

2. 串口：在路由器的广域网连接中,应用最多的端口还要算"高速同步串口"(SERIAL)了,这种端口主要是用于连接目前应用非常广泛的DDN、帧中继(Frame Relay)、X.25、PSTN(模拟电话线路)等网络连接模式.

3. 序列：及资料使用的字元集 (CHARACTER SET).电子邮件 (E-MAIL) 程式使用 MIME 来定义传送的附加档案为文字, 影像, 声音或其他格式.ANSI 的高频宽 (BANDWIDTH) 光纤 (FIBER-OPTICS) 序列 (SERIAL) 资料传输标准, 使用在高容量的高速储存体传输资料用,