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do sth sequentially
sequentially 表示按先后顺序逐个进行，常放在动词或宾语之后。
Please review the documents sequentially.
请按顺序审阅这些文件。
依次；按顺序地
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
依次；按顺序地
in a consecutive manner
Please review the documents sequentially.
请按顺序审阅这些文件。
按顺序,依次
In sequence, in order.
Please enter the numbers sequentially, starting with one.
请从1开始依次输入数字。
The program reads each file sequentially, so it takes a while.
程序依次读取每个文件，所以需要一段时间。
We checked the evidence sequentially to avoid missing any detail.
我们依次检查证据，以免遗漏任何细节。
sequentially 表示按先后顺序逐个进行，常放在动词或宾语之后。
Please review the documents sequentially.
请按顺序审阅这些文件。
被动结构中强调各步骤按顺序完成。
The steps must be performed sequentially.
这些步骤必须依次执行。
副词可置于动词前，用来突出顺序性。
The program sequentially checks each item.
这个程序按顺序检查每一项。
Not this
We processed the files sequential.
Use this
We processed the files sequentially.
修饰谓语动词 processed 应该用副词 sequentially，而不是形容词 sequential。中文里“顺序”不区分副词和形容词，但英语中修饰动作必须用副词加 -ly。
Not this
Please process the tasks in sequentially.
Use this
Please process the tasks sequentially.
sequentially 本身就是副词，前面不能加介词 in。中文的“按顺序”容易被直译成“in + 名词”结构，但副词直接修饰动词，需删去 in。
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依次处理
The CPU processes instructions sequentially.
CPU依次处理指令。
按顺序阅读
You should read the chapters sequentially.
你应该按顺序阅读各章节。
依次编号
Please number the pages sequentially.
请给页面依次编号。
依次发生
The events occurred sequentially over three days.
这些事件在三天内依次发生。
顺序访问
The program accesses the files sequentially.
该程序按顺序访问文件。
按顺序排列
Arrange the cards sequentially by color.
按颜色将卡片依次排列。
Use sequentially naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
sequentially由sequence（顺序）变来，想象字母表A、B、C依次出场——按顺序地。
语域：formal 常见场景：technical documentation、academic writing、procedural instructions sequentially 通常用于正式或技术性语境，如操作步骤、数据处理或学术描述，表示“按顺序地；依次”。在日常口语中较少见，多可用 in order 或 one by one 代替。
真正与 sequentially /siˈkwenʃəli/ 押韵的是以 /ˈɛnʃəli/ 结尾的词，如 essentially、potentially、confidentially。注意 consequently、subsequently、frequently 虽拼写相近（-quently），但读作 /kwəntli/，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.