noun
1 number of things that come one after another
ADJECTIVE
▪ entire , whole
▪
He had a whole ~ of tests.
▪ ongoing
▪ recent
▪ endless , long
▪ complex
▪
a complex ~ of events
▪ continuous
▪ infinite
▪ concert , lecture
▪ time
▪
a time ~ showing the pattern of global warming
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The quartet will be performing in a ~ of lunchtime concerts.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of events/interviews/meetings/lectures
▪
a ~ of experiments/studies/tests
▪
Guerrillas launched a ~ of attacks.
▪
The union staged a ~ of strikes in April.
PHRASES
▪ the first of a/the ~ , the last of a/the ~
▪ the first in a ~ , the latest in a ~
2 on radio, TV, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ radio , television , TV
▪ book , DVD , film , movie , video
▪
the Harry Potter book ~
▪ comedy , crime , documentary , drama , reality
▪ animated , anime , cartoon
▪ hit , popular
▪
the hit comedy ~ ‘Friends’
▪ long-running
▪ classic
▪ original
▪ new
▪ forthcoming ( BrE ), upcoming ( esp. AmE )
▪ two-part , three-part , etc.
▪ weekly
▪ special
▪
In the first of a special two-part ~ on the economy …
VERB + SERIES
▪ film
▪ commission ( esp. BrE )
▪
The BBC has already commissioned a second ~.
▪ broadcast , screen
▪ release
▪
HBO has begun releasing the ~ on DVD.
▪ be based on
▪
an anime ~ based on novels by Hiroyuki Morioka
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
She has a small part in a drama ~ for radio.
▪
the final book in the ~
▪ ~ about , ~ on
▪
We watched the final part of a ~ on Australian wildlife.
PHRASES
▪ an episode of a ~ , a part of a ~
3 a set of sports games
ADJECTIVE
▪ racing
▪ World Series (in baseball)
▪ championship , Test (in cricket)
▪
Australia won the Test ~ against England.
▪ home (esp. in cricket)
▪ play-off ( AmE )
▪ two-game , three-game , etc. ( AmE )
▪ season , weekend (both AmE )
VERB + SERIES
▪ lose , win
▪ level ( BrE )
▪
India must win to level the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
They took the first two games in the ~.
▪ ~ with
▪
The Bronx Bombers won two of three in a weekend ~ with the Red Sox.