in close succession

They suffered three electoral defeats in quick or close succession.

他们接连遭受三次竞选失败。

Between the end of the 16th century and the end of the 19th century, the Christian missionaries who had come in close succession to China played an unusual as well as indispensable role in the Sino-Western cultural communication.

从十六世纪末到十九世纪末，联翩来华的基督传教士在中西文化交流中扮演着特殊而又不可或缺的角色。

Don't mix your drinks ( ie have different ones in close succession) at parties!

在宴会上别接连喝不同种类的酒！

In the recent years, natural disasters frequently occur globally. Destructive earthquakes happened in close succession in our country had caused massive loss of human life and property.

近几年全球灾难频繁，我国接连几次破坏性地震对人身和财产均造成很大损失。

This is where, in fairly close succession, there are paired quakes of almost equal proportions in the same spot, within an hour or even seconds of each other.

在同一地点发生的几乎同样等级的地震，一个紧跟着另一个，间隔一小时甚至几分钟。