1.(take the place of)+ person接替；继任…的职位
2.to be succeeded by sb/sth<正式>(follow)
+ event紧接着是…
The dry weather was succeeded by a month of rain.干旱天气之后下了一个月雨。
A quick divorce can be succeeded by a much longer period of haggling over the fate of the family.闪电式离婚后可能紧接着就是一段更漫长的针对家人命运的争论。