His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries.是什么意思？

His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries.

因为膝盖接二连三地受伤，他的职业生涯提前结束了。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

career

n. 生涯，职业，事业；vi. 全速前进，猛冲；

例句
...a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had.
比演艺生涯更让她投入的又一职业

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

brought

v. 带来( bring的过去式和过去分词 )，促使，提供，使朝（某方向或按某方式）移动；

例句
The recession brought an abrupt halt to this happiness...
经济衰退让这幸福戛然而止。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

premature

adj. 过早的，提前的，早产的，草率的；

例句
Others consider the move premature and have sounded a note of caution...
其他人认为采取这个行动为时尚早，对此提出了警告。

end

n. <正>结果，端，终止，最后部分；vt.& vi. 结束，终止；

例句
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

succession

n. 继承人，继承权，继承顺序，[生]自然演替，一系列，接连；

例句
England have beaten the Welsh three times in succession with an aggregate score of 83-12.
英格兰队已经连续3次打败威尔士队，总比分为83比12。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

knee

n. 膝，膝盖；vt. 用膝盖碰；

例句
He's been out of action for 16 months with a serious knee injury...
由于膝部严重受伤，他已停工16个月。

injuries

n. 伤害，损害( injury的名词复数 )，受伤处；

例句
The houses were set afire but there were only minor injuries to seven personnel...
房子着火了，但是只有7位职员受轻伤。