プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
つぐ【次ぐ】
1 〔次に位する〕be [come] next ((to))，be second ((to))
- 彼女は彼に次ぐ地位にいる
She is [comes] next to him in rank. - 彼は知事に次ぐ実力者だ
He is the most influential man 「next to [after] the governor. - 英語に次いで数学が好きだ
My second favorite subject after English is mathematics.
2 〔続く〕
- 大雨に次いで台風が来た
The heavy rain was followed by a typhoon. - 地震に次いで火災が発生した
A fire 「broke out as a result of [((文)) ensued from] the earthquake. - 一家は不幸に次ぐ不幸に見舞われた
The family was hit by one misfortune after another.／One misfortune visited the family on the heels of another.