Tra từ series - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ser·ies AW BrE [ˈsɪəriːz] NAmE [ˈsɪriːz] noun (pl. ser·ies)
1. countable, usually singular ~ of sth several events or things of a similar kind that happen one after the other
• The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen.
•the latest in a series of articles on the nature of modern society
• The movie consisted of a series of flashbacks.
2. countable a set of radio or television programmes that deal with the same subject or that have the same characters
• The first episode of the new series is on Saturday.
3. countable (sport)a set of sports games played between the same two teams
•the World Series (= in ↑baseball )
• England have lost the Test series (= of ↑cricket matches) against India.
4. uncountable, countable (technical)an electrical ↑circuit in which the current passes through all the parts in the correct order
•batteries connected in series
•a series circuit

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin, literally row, chain, from serere ‘join, connect’.

Thesaurus:
series [series] noun C (always followed by of)
•This is the first in a series of articles about rock 'n' roll legends.
sequence • • succession • • string • • order • • chain • • line • • chronology • |especially BrE catalogue • |AmE also catalog •
a series/sequence/succession/string/chain/line/chronology/catalogue of sth
a/an long/endless/continuous/unbroken series/sequence/succession/string/chain/line
the first/last/latest in a series/sequence/succession/string/line
Series or sequence? A series of things is usually a set of individual items that are similar in some way. It does not have to be in any logical order. Sequence suggests that each number or event is connected in some way to the previous one.

Collocations:
Television
Watching
watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) a commercial/the news/the weather
catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
change/switch channel
surf (through)/ (especially NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) flick through the channels
sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
Showing
show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
screen a programme/a documentary
run an ad/a commercial
broadcast/ (especially NAmE) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
go out/air/be recorded live
attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
get (low/high) ratings
Appearing
be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(BrE) a chat show
be/become/work as a (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader
read/present the news
appear/perform live (on TV)
Programme-making
do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series

Example Bank:
•Australia won the Test series against England.
•HBO has begun releasing the series on DVD.
•He had a whole series of tests.
•He is in hospital for a whole series of tests.
•In the first of a special two-part series on the economy…
•India must win to level the series.
•She has a small part in a drama series for radio.
•The BBC has already commissioned a second series.
•The Bronx Bombers won two of three in a weekend series with the Red Sox.
•The quartet will be performing in a series of lunchtime concerts.
•They took the first two games in the series.
•We watched the final part of a series on Australian wildlife.
•a complex series of events
•a series of events/interviews/meetings/lectures
•a series of experiments/studies/tests
•a time series showing the pattern of global warming
•an anime series based on novels by Hiroyuki Morioka
•the Harry Potter book series
•the final book in the series
•the hit comedy series ‘Friends’
•He had committed a series of minor criminal offences.
•He's already looking forward to this summer's Ashes series against Australia.
•She wrote a whole series of novels between 1985 and 2005.
•So far England are 2–0 up in the Test series against India.
•The Boston Red Sox have won baseball's World Series for the first time in 86 years.
•The incident sparked off a series of events that no one had foreseen.
•The shooting was the latest in a series of violent attacks in the city.
•This is the first in a series of articles about rock 'n' roll legends.
•You will need to have a series of vaccinations before you visit the area.