连续continuous;successive;consecutive;in a row;running
国库收入～3年下降。State revenues have declined for three years in a row./我国已～多年获得丰收。We have had good harvests for many years running (or for many years in succession)./经济～8年增长，增幅为8%。The economy expanded for eight consecutive year with a 8% rise./～工作8小时work eight hours at a stretch /～阴雨 cloudy or rainy weather for several days running (or for several days on end)/～作战continuous fighting;successive battles;consecutive operations/～传译consecutive interpretation/～创造记录set successive records/～抽烟的人chain smoker /～雇用continuous employment /～占有continuous possession/～职业经历continuous vocational experience/～租船consecutive voyage charter/～投票successive ballots |