a series of的释义是一系列； 一连串，常用用法有：

1、a series of 后可加复数名词。

不管名词类别为何，动词通常用单数。例句：The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars.译文：牙买加节正在筹划一系列研习班和商务研讨会。

2、a series of 后可加不可数名词。例句：Customs officials have made a series of contradictory statements about the equipment.译文：海关官员们对这种设备作出了一系列互相矛盾的陈述。

3、a series of 用作主语时，谓语也可以用单数或复数。

（1）谓语用单数例句：A series of robberies has shaken up residents of the neighborhood.译文：接连发生的抢劫案使这一地区的居民深感不安。

（2）谓语用复数例句：A series of robberies has shaken up residents of the neighborhood.译文：接连发生的抢劫案使这一地区的居民深感不安。series的其它用法：series意为系列，连续； 串联； （广播或电视上题材或角色相同的）系列节目； 级数。例句：

1、He was carrying on about some stupid television series.他喋喋不休地说着某个无聊的电视连续剧。

2、The Jamaica Festival is planning a series of workshops and business seminars. 牙买加节正在筹划一系列研习班和商务研讨会