second

['sekənd]

adj.第二的, 次等的, 再一个的
num.第二
n.片刻, 秒
adv.第二, 其次
v.支持, 赞成, 附和

a.

1. 第二的; 第二次的

She lives on the second floor.

她住在二楼。

2. 二等的, 次等的

3. 次要的, 副的, 从属的

He plays second fiddle to Mr. White.

他充当怀特先生的副手。

4. 另一的, 附加的

It is not likely that you will be given a second opportunity.

人家不大可能再给你一次机会。

ad.

1. 居第二位

The American swimmer came second.

美国游泳选手得第二。

2. 第二, 其次

n.

1. 第二名, 第二位, 二等奖[the S]

I got a second in the speech contest.

我在演讲比赛中得了第二名。

2. 另一人(或物)[C]

3. (决斗等的)助手; 支持人[C]

4. 二等品; 次品[P1]

These gloves are seconds.

这些手套是二流货。

5. (食物的)第二份[P]

vt.

支持, 赞同

His view was seconded by many experts.

他的观点受到许多专家的支持。

词形变化

动词过去式: seconded | 动词过去分词: seconded | 动词现在分词: seconding | 动词第三人称单数: seconds |

词义辨析

同义:

a.第二的, 其后的, 结果的, 别的

secondary  next  following  subsequent  consequent  resultant  alternate  other

a.二倍的, 加倍的, 代理的

duplicate  surrogate  fill-in  substitute  double

n.次级, 下属, 代理人, 手下人

subordinate  substitute  stopgap  sub  fill-in  surrogate  proxy  agent  representative  succedaneum  delegate  underling  henchman

n.支援者, 保护者, 发动者, 助手, 副官

supporter  booster  patron  champion  advocate  sympathizer  assistant  attendant  seconder  helper  aide  man Friday  girl Friday  right-hand man  right hand

v.援助, 支持, 促进, 推广

assist  help  aid  support  back  promote  encourage  countenance  favor  sustain  side with  further  advance  forward  boost  sponsor  stand in  join in  root for  abet  advocate

ad.第二, 在第二, 在之后

in the second place  secondly  secondarily  next  right after this  number two  

英英释义

名词 second:

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

同义词：sec, s

an indefinitely short time

同义词：moment, minute, bit

the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

同义词：second base

a particular point in time

同义词：moment, minute, instant

following the first in an ordering or series

a 60th part of a minute of arc

同义词：arcsecond

the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

a speech seconding a motion

同义词：secondment, endorsement, indorsement

the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

同义词：second gear

merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

同义词：irregular

动词 second:

give support or one's approval to

同义词：back, endorse, indorse

transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment

形容词 second:

coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

同义词：2nd, 2d

coming next after first

a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first

having the second highest gear ratio

副词 second:

in the second place

同义词：secondly

短语词组

second to none

1. 不比任何人差, 首屈一指的

As a football player, John is second to none.

作为一名足球队员, 约翰可是首屈一指的。

补充

secondsecond英:[ˈsekənd] 美:[ˈsɛkənd]n.1.第二名; 第二类Our team gets a second.我们队得了第二名。2.第二份食物He quickly ate everything on his plate and asked for seconds.他很快地把他盘里的东西吃光, 然后又要第二份。3.助手, 助理It is needless to add that you are in want of a second.你需要一个助手, 那是不必说的。4.秒The average flow of the river is 200 cubic metres per second.这条河平均流量为每秒二百立方米。5.瞬间, 一会儿He said he will be back in a few seconds.他说他一会儿就回来。pron.1.第二(个人或事物)num.1.第二Osaka is the second largest city in Japan.大阪是日本第二大城市。adj.1.次等的, 次要的We never use second quality ingredients to build building.我们决不使用次等材料用于建筑。adv.1.其次, 以第二位I liked the deluxe edition, but I could afford only a second best.我喜欢精装版, 但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。vt.1.支持Will you second me if I ask him?要是我求他, 你会帮我讲话吗?2.赞成某提案I seconded the nomination.我赞成这一任命。

例句

1. And second, this kind of policy doesn't help to create jobs.其次, 这种政策无助于创造就业机会。 2. It's his second marriage.这是他第二次婚姻。 3. on the second day第二天 4. Charles the second查理二世 5. every second shop每隔一家商店 6. Cork, Ireland's second city科克, 爱尔兰第二大城市 7. How could they be content with second place?他们怎么能甘居第二？ 8. Religion has always taken second place to commerce.宗教与商业相比一直居次要地位。 9. the second largest city in the United States美国第二大城市 10. the second tallest building in the world世界上第二高的建筑物 11. the second most visited region in the country全国游客人数第二多的地区 12. She's like a second mother to him.她就像他的第二个妈妈。 13. Any misdemeanours and they were out. He never gave them a second chance.他们只要行为不端就得出局。他从不给他们第二次机会。 14. a second order of importance次要 15. a second Wagner第二个瓦格纳 16. a second Holocaust大屠杀再现 17. Most of them had only heard of the massacre at second hand.他们中的大多数人只是间接听说了那次大屠杀。 18. As a major health risk, hepatitis is second only to tobacco.肝炎是仅次于烟草的主要健康威胁。 19. Our scientific research is second to none.我们的科学研究无人能比。 20. You can't come second; you are the fastest man in the world.你不可能得第二名；你是世界上跑得最快的人。 21. The nation comes first and everything else comes second.国家至上, 其他一切都是次要的。 22. It only takes forty seconds.这只用了40秒。 23. It'll only take a second.只需要一小会儿。 24. seconds later, firemen reached his door.一转眼, 消防队员就到了他家门口。 25. Just a second! I'll come and help you.等一等！我这就来帮你。 26. an upper second二级一等荣誉学位 27. a lower second二级二等荣誉学位 28. He tried to drive off in second.他试图挂二挡把车开走。 29. He's in second place.他排第二。 30. She was the second of nine children.她是九个孩子中的老二。 31. Does anyone second the motion?有人附议吗？ 32. Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.你的申请必须由现有成员提起并获得他们的支持。 33. The Prime Minister seconded the call for restraint.首相对呼吁保持克制的声音表示赞同。 34. I'll second that!我赞成！ 35. When he joined in the boxing I used to second him.在他参加拳击比赛期间，我一直是他的拳击指导。 36. Ok, all of us second the motion.好，全体通过此项议案 37. the view that seconded by the majority获得大多数人赞同的观点 38. second please.再来一次! 39. He was seconded to CIA.他被临时调到中央情报局工作去了。 40. he married for a second time.他结了第二次婚。 41. Herbert was the second of their six children.赫伯特是他们六个孩子中的第二个。 42. second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with non-resident clients.第二，他们没有受到严格监管；第三，他们和非居民客户做生意。 43. he took the corner in second.他挂二挡转弯。 44. a fear that the conflict would turn into a second Vietnam.对冲突会演变成又一个越南的恐惧。 45. it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports.在波罗的海的港口中它仅次于哥本哈根。 46. he is a writer first and a scientist second.他首先是作家，其次是科学家。 47. a second home.又一个家。 48. French as a second language.作为第二语言的法语。 49. he finished second.他获得了第二名。 50. the second violins.第二声部小提琴。 51. Bridgeman seconded Maxwell's motion calling for the reform.布里奇曼支持马克斯韦尔呼吁改革的动议。 52. her view is seconded by most Indian leaders today.她的观点得到今天大多数印度领导人的赞同。 53. so well was he seconded by the multitude of labourers at his command.他受到了他统率的广大劳动者高度的支持。 54. his eyes met Charlotte's for a second.他和夏洛特对视了一下。 55. I was seconded to a public relations unit.我被临时调到一个公关部门。 56. We are going on holiday in the second week in July.我们将于七月的第二个星期去度假。 57. Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain after London.伯明翰是英国仅次于伦敦的第二大城市。 58. She poured herself a second cup of coffee.她替自己倒了第二杯咖啡。 59. Our team finished second.我队得到第二名。 60. Queen Elizabeth the second女王伊莉萨白二世 61. With practice, typing becomes second nature.只要经过练习，打字就成为驾轻就熟的事了。 62. Wait a second, please.请等一等。 63. The clothes are all seconds.这些衣服全都是剔庄货。 64. to get an upper/a lower second in physics获得物理学二等一级╱二级学位 65. Our teacher has been seconded to another school for a year.我们的老师被临时调派到另一所学校，为期一年。 66. to be on secondment在调任中 67. We sat in the second row.我们坐在第二排。 68. the second house on the left左边的第二栋房子 69. the author's second novel这位作者的第二部小说 70. B is the second letter in the alphabet.*B是字母表中的第二个字母。 71. That's the second time I've seen him today.那是我今天第二次见到他。 72. The office is on the second floor. [=(US) the floor just above the lowest floor; (Brit) the floor that is two floors above the lowest floor]办公室在二楼。 73. Chocolate is my first choice; vanilla is my second choice.巧克力是我的最爱，其次是香草。 74. I won second prize.我获得了二等奖。 75. They needed a second car. [=they needed two cars]他们还需要一辆车。 76. The chair needs a second coat of paint.椅子需要再上一遍漆。 77. The word has a second meaning. [=the word has two meanings]这个词还有另外一层含义。 78. She took a second helping [=she took another serving] of carrots.她又来了一份胡萝卜。 79. English as a second language [=a language that you learn in addition to the language you first learned when you were a young child]英语作为第二语言 80. "I could have fired him, but I gave him a second chance. [=I gave him another chance]"我本来可以解雇他的，但是我又给了他一次机会。 81. I recommend you get a second opinion. [=advice from another doctor to make sure the first advice is right]我建议你再征询一下其他医生的意见。 82. He passed her by without (giving her) a second glance. [=he didn't notice her]他从她身边经过，没有注意到她。 83. She liked the house enough to give it a second look. [=she looked at the house again]她很喜欢这栋房子，所以又看了一眼。 84. You should put the car in second gear when you go up the hill.汽车爬坡的时候，你应该挂二挡。 85. The movie never really gets out of second gear.这部电影始终就是二流水平。 86. The program is shifting into second gear now that all the proposals have been approved.现在所有提议都通过了，计划进入第二阶段。 87. She plays second violin in the city orchestra.她是市管弦乐队的第二小提琴手。 88. We elect a mayor every second year. [=in alternate years; every other year]我们每隔一年选一次市长。 89. Rice is second only to corn as the state's major crop.大米是这个州除了玉米之外最重要的农作物。 90. The university ranks second in the nation.这所大学在全国排名第二。 91. This is the second most common error made by job applicants.这是求职者最容易犯的第二种错误。 92. Milan is Italy's second largest city.米兰是意大利的第二大城市。 93. I placed/finished second in the race. = (US) I came in second in the race. = (Brit) I came second in the race.我比赛得了第二名。 94. The misspelled word is in the second to last paragraph. [=in the paragraph that comes just before the last one]那个拼错的单词在倒数第二段。 95. "It's pointless to plan a trip—first, we can't afford one, and second, we don't have time to take one."作旅行计划毫无意义：第一，我们没有钱；第二，我们没有时间。 96. His birthday is on the second of June. [=on June 2]他的生日是六月二日。 97. The win was his second of the year.这是他本年度第二次获胜。 98. Who wants seconds?谁想再来一份？ 99. There's been a motion to vote on the proposal. Do I hear a second?提议就这项建议进行投票。有人支持吗？ 100. These curtains are seconds.这些窗帘是次品。 101. The store sells factory seconds.这个店出售工厂生产的次品。 102. Put the car/bicycle in second when you go up the hill.上山的时候，把汽车/自行车挂到二挡上。 103. He took/received a second in history.他获得了历史专业二等成绩本科学位。 104. He stole second.他偷上二垒。 105. There's a runner on second.二垒上有人。 106. There was a delay of several seconds.有几秒钟的延迟。 107. a 30-second TV commercial*30秒的电视广告 108. "phone lines transmitting data at 1,200 bits per second"电话线每秒钟传输1200比特 109. The sound came on for a second or two and then went off again.声音持续了一两秒后又消失了。 110. For a second (there) I thought you were kidding.有那么一瞬间，我以为你在开玩笑。 111. This will (just/only) take a second.这（只）需要很短的时间。 112. I'll be back in a second. [=I'll be back very soon]我马上就回来。 113. I can't come right this second. [=at this very moment]我这会儿来不了。“ 114. “Did you enjoy her visit?” “I enjoyed every second.” [=I enjoyed the entire visit]“她来了你高兴吗？”“我每时每刻都很高兴。” 115. I expect her back any second now. [=very soon]我预计她马上就回来了。 116. It could happen at any second. [=at any time]这随时都有可能发生。 117. "40 degrees, 27 minutes, and 45 seconds"*40度27分45秒 118. I would like to second the motion to adjourn.我支持关于休会的动议。 119. “Let's call it a day.” “I'll second that.”“就到这里吧。”“我赞成。” 120. She was seconded to the Birmingham office for six months.她被调往伯明翰的办事处待六个月。 121. Nomination forms must be signed by a nominator and a seconder.提名表格必须由一名提名人和一名支持人签名。