1. 续集：最后一集通常是整个节目的结束,但也可能有续集(sequel)出现. 肥皂剧(soap opera)是它的衍生形式,但是由于有明显固定的套路(paradigm),通常被看作一个单独的类型. Police procedural是神秘故事(mystery story)的一种,

2. 续集影片：semiology 电影符号学 | sequel 续集影片 | serial 续集电影

3. 结局：sequal 查询语言 | sequel 结局 | sequela 后遗症

4. 后续行动：separation zone 隔离区 | sequel 后续行动 | serial 批次,次; 行军梯队;序号

5. sequel：structured english query language; 结构英语查询语言

1. (书或电影的)续篇，续集
A book or film which is a sequel to an earlier one continues the story of the earlier one.

e.g. She is currently writing a sequel to Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'...
她现在正在续写达夫妮·杜穆里埃的小说《蝴蝶梦》。
e.g. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to 'The Thorn Birds'.
理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。

2. 后续的事;随之而来的事;结果;余波
The sequel to something that has happened is an event or situation that happens after it or as a result of it.

e.g. The police said the clash was a sequel to yesterday's nationwide strike...
警方说这场冲突是昨天全国大罢工的余波。
e.g. The arrests were a 'direct sequel' to investigations.
调查的“直接结果”就是这些抓捕行动。

noun

1. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

Synonym: continuation

2. something that follows something else

Synonym: subsequence