successor

英 [səkˈsesə(r)]

美 [səkˈsesər]

n.  接替者; 继任者; 接替的事物; 后继的事物

复数：successors　

CET6考研TEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.3569 / COCA.5433

牛津词典

noun

• 接替者；继任者；接替的事物；后继的事物
  a person or thing that comes after sb/sth else and takes their/its place
  1. Who's the likely successor to him as party leader?
     谁较可能接替他担任党的领袖？
  2. Their latest release is a worthy successor to their popular debut album.
     继首张唱片大受欢迎之后，他们最新推出的专辑再获成功。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 接任者;继承者
  Someone'ssuccessoris the person who takes their job after they have left.
  1. He set out several principles that he hopes will guide his successors...
     他制订了几条原则，希望可以引导继任者。
  2. ...several critics hailed him then as the greatest living Scottish poet, the natural successor to his old friend Hugh MacDiarmid.
     紧接着，一些评论家称赞他为当今苏格兰最伟大的诗人，是他的老朋友休·麦克迪尔米德理所当然的接班人。

英英释义

noun

• a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
• a person who inherits some title or office
  Synonym:heir
• a person who follows next in order
  1. he was President Lincoln's successor
  Synonym:replacement

双语例句

• Government sources are now openly speculating about a possible successor for Dr Lawrence
  官方消息人士在公开推测谁有可能成为接任劳伦斯博士的人选。
• I am sure that he is a reliable successor.
  我确信他是个可靠的接班人。
• His resignation raised the question of his successor.
  他的辞职引起了谁来接他的任的问题。
• His successor as Lord Chancellor was another liberal.
  他的大法官继承人又是一个自由党人。
• The President's designated successor is his son.
  总统的选定继承人是他的儿子。
• And that successor would be you?
  那么那个继承人就是你了？
• It is my intention to remain in my position until a successor is elected
  我的打算是继续呆在岗位上，直到选出继任者。
• When Moore checked out, pearson was appointed his successor.
  穆尔离职后，皮尔逊被委为继任人。
• He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
  他在继任者被任命后体面地引退了。
• Mr. Olsen has always avoided anointing any successor
  奥尔森先生总是回避指定继任者。