プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ひきつづく【引き続く】
❶〔ずっと続く〕 ⇒れんぞく(連続)
引き続く不況
a continuous [lasting] recession
引き続く旱魃(かんばつ)
a long spell of dry weather/a long drought
一昨日から引き続いて雨が降っている
It has been raining (continuously) since the day before yesterday.
彼は2期引き続いて大統領を務めた
He was president for two terms running [in succession].
❷〔すぐ後に続く〕
夫の入院に引き続いて彼女も病気になった
She became ill soon after her husband's hospitalization.
引き続いて山田さんのお話があります
Next, Mr. Yamada will speak to us.