1N-COUNT (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. (电视或广播的)连续剧;(报纸或杂志上的)连载小说
...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》
Maupin's novels have all appeared originally as serials.
2ADJ [ADJ n]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. 连续的;连环的
...serial murders.
连环凶杀案
The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people.