successively
adverb uk/səkˈses.ɪv.li/ us/səkˈses.ɪv.li/
接连地，连续地
continuing one after the other without any break
The next three series got successively lower ratings. 接下来的三季收视率相继下降。
Since the championship began, they have finished successively ninth, seventh, and fifth. 自从冠军赛开始以来，他们已经先后获得了第九、第七和第五名。
The question was put successively to the other 8 members of the jury. 这个问题先后被提交给陪审团的其他8名成员。
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- He is the ninth successively named John in the direct family line.
- In World War II he held successively higher commands.
- Hitler successively moved against Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland.