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second 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；调派 (1) 她那些美丽的玫瑰在花展上得了二等奖。(2) 在国际市场上,我们的商品不亚于任何人。(3) 这个书柜需要再刷一层漆。(4) 列车马上要开了。(5) 它一秒钟能走几千英里。(6) 第二,吸烟也会给你的家人带来危害。(7) 其次,他没有把他的真实目的表达清楚。(8) 这一提议得到了支持。(9) 他提议成立一个特别委员会来研究这个问题,我赞成。 Different meanings of the word second have evolved from the same background, which is the Latin word secundus, which means "next" or "following." Many of the meanings of second follow that idea of a linear "next," including "second base" (comes after "first base"). Back when duels were commonly fought, each dueler chose a second, a friend whose job it was to see that the fight followed the rules. You might have second thoughts about entering a duel, and rightfully so.

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英 ['sekənd] 美 ['sekənd] (1) Her beautiful roses won the second prize at the flower show.(2) Our goods are second to none in the world market.(3) The bookcase needs a second coat of paint.(4) The train will leave in a second.(5) It travels thousands of miles per second.(6) Second, smoking is harmful also to your family members.(7) Second, he failed to make clear his true purpose.(8) The motion has been seconded.(9) I second his motion that we should set up a special board to examine the problem. A second may be one-sixtieth of a minute or the item after first. If you ask whether you're second in line, the hostess might reply, "Give me a second and I'll tell you." 1. PART OF A MINUTE 秒2. COMING AFTER SOMETHING ELSE 第二3. SENDING SOMEONE TO DO A JOB 调派Part-11[N-COUNT 可数名词]秒(a second 或 seconds 往往用以表示很短的时间) A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say 'a second' or 'seconds' when they simply mean a very short time. For a few seconds nobody said anything...有几秒钟大家都沉默无语。It only takes forty seconds...只需40秒。Her orbital speed must be a few hundred meters per second...其轨道速度一定是在每秒几百米。Within seconds the other soldiers began firing too...几秒钟内，其他的士兵也开始射击。Seconds later, firemen reached his door.片刻之后，消防队员们赶到他家门口。Part-21[ORD 序数词]第二的；第二个的 The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two. ...the second day of his visit to Delhi.他到访德里的第二天...their second child...他们的第二个孩子My son just got married for the second time...我的儿子刚刚再婚。...the Second World War...第二次世界大战She was the second of nine children.她在9个孩子中排行老二。...King Charles the Second...查理二世Britain came second in the Prix St Georges Derby.英国在圣乔治赛马大奖赛中荣获亚军。2[ORD 序数词](用于形容词最高级前)第二…的 Second is used before superlative adjectives to indicate that there is only one thing better or larger than the thing you are referring to.   [ORD adj-superl]The party is still the second strongest in Italy.该党仍是意大利的第二大党。...the second-largest city in the United States.美国第二大城市3[ADV 副词]第二；其次 You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something.   [ADV cl]The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action.土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]二级甲等/乙等优秀学位 In Britain, an upper second is a good honours degree and a lower second is an average honours degree. I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.后来，我考上了兰开斯特大学，获得了二级甲等学位。5[N-PLURAL 复数名词]添菜 If you have seconds, you have a second helping of food.   [INFORMAL 非正式]There's seconds if you want them.如果需要的话可以添菜。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]二级品；二等货；次货；等外品 Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in shops because they have slight faults.   [usu pl]It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.这是家新开的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。7[N-COUNT 可数名词](拳击或国际象棋锦标赛的)副手，助手 The seconds of someone who is taking part in a boxing match or chess tournament are the people who assist and encourage them.   [usu pl]He shouted to his seconds, 'I did it! I did it!'他对助手们喊道：“我赢了！我赢了!”8[VERB 动词]附议，赞同(提案) If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on.   [V n]...Bryan Sutton, who seconded the motion against fox hunting...赞同反对猎狐动议的布赖恩·萨顿Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.你的申请必须由现任成员推荐并得到他们的支持。seconderCandidates need a proposer and seconder whose names are kept secret.候选人需要一名匿名的推荐人兼支持者。9[VERB 动词]赞成；持相同观点 If you second what someone has said, you say that you agree with them or say the same thing yourself.   [V n]The Prime Minister seconded the call for discipline in a speech last week.上周首相在一次演讲中对严肃纪律的号召表示支持。10[PHRASE 短语]See also:second-hand；听说地；非亲身经历地 If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.   [PHR after v]Most of them had only heard of the massacre at second hand.他们中的大多数人只是听说了那次大屠杀。11[PHRASE 短语]不比任何事物差；首屈一指 If you say that something is second to none, you are emphasizing that it is very good indeed or the best that there is.   [v-link PHR]  [emphasis]Our scientific research is second to none.我们的科学研究是顶尖的。12[PHRASE 短语]只比…差；仅次于 If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.   [usu v-link PHR]As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco.肝炎是仅次于吸烟的主要健康隐患。13  second nature→see: nature； in the second place→see: place； Part-31[VERB 动词]临时调任；临时调派 If you are seconded somewhere, you are sent there temporarily by your employer in order to do special duties.   [be V-ed prep/adv]  [be V-ed to-inf]  [usu passive]  [BRIT 英]In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser...1937 年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers.数百名士兵被临时派去帮助农民。

英语单词	second
英美音标	英 ['sekənd] 美 ['sekənd]
中文释义	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；调派
英语例句	(1) Her beautiful roses won the second prize at the flower show. (2) Our goods are second to none in the world market. (3) The bookcase needs a second coat of paint. (4) The train will leave in a second. (5) It travels thousands of miles per second. (6) Second, smoking is harmful also to your family members. (7) Second, he failed to make clear his true purpose. (8) The motion has been seconded. (9) I second his motion that we should set up a special board to examine the problem.
中文例句	(1) 她那些美丽的玫瑰在花展上得了二等奖。 (2) 在国际市场上,我们的商品不亚于任何人。 (3) 这个书柜需要再刷一层漆。 (4) 列车马上要开了。 (5) 它一秒钟能走几千英里。 (6) 第二,吸烟也会给你的家人带来危害。 (7) 其次,他没有把他的真实目的表达清楚。 (8) 这一提议得到了支持。 (9) 他提议成立一个特别委员会来研究这个问题,我赞成。
vocabulary简明	A second may be one-sixtieth of a minute or the item after first. If you ask whether you're second in line, the hostess might reply, "Give me a second and I'll tell you."
vocabulary扩展	Different meanings of the word second have evolved from the same background, which is the Latin word secundus, which means "next" or "following." Many of the meanings of second follow that idea of a linear "next," including "second base" (comes after "first base"). Back when duels were commonly fought, each dueler chose a second, a friend whose job it was to see that the fight followed the rules. You might have second thoughts about entering a duel, and rightfully so.
柯林斯解释	1. PART OF A MINUTE 秒 2. COMING AFTER SOMETHING ELSE 第二 3. SENDING SOMEONE TO DO A JOB 调派 Part-1 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]秒(a second 或 seconds 往往用以表示很短的时间) A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say 'a second' or 'seconds' when they simply mean a very short time. For a few seconds nobody said anything... 有几秒钟大家都沉默无语。 It only takes forty seconds... 只需40秒。 Her orbital speed must be a few hundred meters per second... 其轨道速度一定是在每秒几百米。 Within seconds the other soldiers began firing too... 几秒钟内，其他的士兵也开始射击。 Seconds later, firemen reached his door. 片刻之后，消防队员们赶到他家门口。 Part-2 1 [ORD 序数词]第二的；第二个的 The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two. ...the second day of his visit to Delhi. 他到访德里的第二天 ...their second child... 他们的第二个孩子 My son just got married for the second time... 我的儿子刚刚再婚。 ...the Second World War... 第二次世界大战 She was the second of nine children. 她在9个孩子中排行老二。 ...King Charles the Second... 查理二世 Britain came second in the Prix St Georges Derby. 英国在圣乔治赛马大奖赛中荣获亚军。 2 [ORD 序数词](用于形容词最高级前)第二…的 Second is used before superlative adjectives to indicate that there is only one thing better or larger than the thing you are referring to. [ORD adj-superl] The party is still the second strongest in Italy. 该党仍是意大利的第二大党。 ...the second-largest city in the United States. 美国第二大城市 3 [ADV 副词]第二；其次 You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something. [ADV cl] The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action. 土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]二级甲等/乙等优秀学位 In Britain, an upper second is a good honours degree and a lower second is an average honours degree. I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second. 后来，我考上了兰开斯特大学，获得了二级甲等学位。 5 [N-PLURAL 复数名词]添菜 If you have seconds, you have a second helping of food. [INFORMAL 非正式] There's seconds if you want them. 如果需要的话可以添菜。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]二级品；二等货；次货；等外品 Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in shops because they have slight faults. [usu pl] It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds. 这是家新开的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词](拳击或国际象棋锦标赛的)副手，助手 The seconds of someone who is taking part in a boxing match or chess tournament are the people who assist and encourage them. [usu pl] He shouted to his seconds, 'I did it! I did it!' 他对助手们喊道：“我赢了！我赢了!” 8 [VERB 动词]附议，赞同(提案) If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on. [V n] ...Bryan Sutton, who seconded the motion against fox hunting... 赞同反对猎狐动议的布赖恩·萨顿 Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members. 你的申请必须由现任成员推荐并得到他们的支持。 seconder Candidates need a proposer and seconder whose names are kept secret. 候选人需要一名匿名的推荐人兼支持者。 9 [VERB 动词]赞成；持相同观点 If you second what someone has said, you say that you agree with them or say the same thing yourself. [V n] The Prime Minister seconded the call for discipline in a speech last week. 上周首相在一次演讲中对严肃纪律的号召表示支持。 10 [PHRASE 短语]See also:second-hand ；听说地；非亲身经历地 If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself. [PHR after v] Most of them had only heard of the massacre at second hand. 他们中的大多数人只是听说了那次大屠杀。 11 [PHRASE 短语]不比任何事物差；首屈一指 If you say that something is second to none, you are emphasizing that it is very good indeed or the best that there is. [v-link PHR] [emphasis] Our scientific research is second to none. 我们的科学研究是顶尖的。 12 [PHRASE 短语]只比…差；仅次于 If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it. [usu v-link PHR] As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco. 肝炎是仅次于吸烟的主要健康隐患。 13 second nature→see: nature ； in the second place→see: place ； Part-3 1 [VERB 动词]临时调任；临时调派 If you are seconded somewhere, you are sent there temporarily by your employer in order to do special duties. [be V-ed prep/adv] [be V-ed to-inf] [usu passive] [BRIT 英] In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser... 1937 年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。 Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers. 数百名士兵被临时派去帮助农民。

Seconds Ed N Count 可数名词 Thing [Usu Motion I