second是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 immediately after the first and before any others -- 第二（的），第二個（的）

  • Is Carla her first or second child? 卡拉是她的第一個還是第二個孩子？

  • This is the second time I've had flu this winter. 這是今年冬天以來我得的第二場流感。

  • Today is the second (of March). 今天是（三月）二日。

  • First prize is two weeks in Barbados and second prize is a weekend in Rome. 頭獎是巴巴多斯雙週遊，二獎是羅馬週末遊。

  • Jones took second place in the long jump. 鍾斯在跳遠比賽中得了第二名。

  • St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city. 聖彼得堡是俄羅斯第二大城市。

  • Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's. 伊拉克的石油儲量僅次於沙��地阿拉伯。

  • She is often described as a second Marilyn Monroe. 她常常被人們稱爲瑪麗蓮‧夢露第二。

  • You really should make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance. 你真的應該好好珍惜這個機會，因爲你不會再有這樣的機會了。

  • Richard and Liz have a second home in the mountains. 理查和莉茲在山區還有一個家。

  • Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time. 注意聽她講，因為她不會再解釋第二遍。

  • We've decided to hold the conference every second year. 我們已經決定每兩年舉行一次會議。

• 1 after the first and before any others -- 第二（的），第二個（的）

  • Robertson won the race and Cameron was/came/finished second. 羅伯遜得了賽跑冠軍，卡梅倫得了第二名。

  • In this business, money comes first and principles come a very poor second (= they are much less important). 在這個行業，錢是第一位的，而原則要次要得多。

  • There are two good reasons why we can't do it. First, we can't afford it, and second, we don't have time. 有兩個很好的原因可以解釋我們爲甚麽不能這樣做：第一，我們沒有錢；其次，我們沒有時間。

• 2 a short unit of time that is equal to a 60th of a minute -- 秒

  • There are 60 seconds in a minute. 1分鐘有60秒。

  • These computers process millions of instructions per second. 這些電腦每秒鐘處理幾百萬個指令。

  • The new system can trace a phone call in a fraction of a second. 新系統可以極快地查出來電號碼。

  • "Come on, hurry up!" "I'll just/only be a second - I need to close the window." 「來呀，趕快！」「等一下，我關一下窗戶就好。」

  • Do you have a second, Paul? I need to talk to you. 你能抽出點時間嗎，保羅？我想和你說句話。

  • It won't take a second (= it will be very quick). 花不了多少時間。

  • Wait a couple of/a few seconds before trying again. 等一會兒再試。

  • The second I saw him, I knew he was going to be a star. 我見他的第一面，就知道他會成為一個明星。

• 3 the second person or thing to do or be something, or the second person or thing mentioned -- 第二個；第二名

  • This is the second of the four tests. 這是四場測驗中的第二場。

  • Would anyone like seconds of ice cream? 有人想再來一份霜淇淋嗎？

• 4 the smallest unit used for measuring an angle -- 秒（最小角度單位）

  • There are 3,600 seconds in a degree. 1度有3600秒。

• 5 a product that is sold cheaply because it is damaged or not in perfect condition -- 瑕疵品

• 6 a person who takes care of someone who is fighting in a boxing competition or, in the past, in a duel (= organized fight) -- （拳擊比賽或舊時決鬥中的）助手

• 7 in a vehicle, the gear that combines power with limited speed and is used when increasing or reducing speed -- （車輛的）二檔

  • You'll have to change (down/up) into second. 你得換二擋。

• 8 an undergraduate degree from a university in the UK and some other countries that is a good degree but not the best possible -- （英國大學中的）第二等學位

• 9 →  second base -- （同 second base）

• 10 to make a formal statement of support for a suggestion made by someone else during a meeting so that there can be a discussion or vote -- 附議；贊成

  • The motion was proposed by the club's chairwoman and seconded by the secretary. 該動議由俱樂部女主席提出，由幹事附議。

  • "I could use a drink." "I'll second that (= I agree with you)!" 「我想喝杯飲料。」「我贊成！」

• 11 to send an employee to work somewhere else temporarily, either to increase the number of workers or to replace other workers, or to exchange experience or skills -- （臨時）調任，調派

  • During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to the prison service. 在爭端期間，很多員警從交管部門被抽調出來，派去監獄。