second是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 immediately after the first and before any others -- 第二（的），第二个（的）

  • Is Carla her first or second child? 卡拉是她的第一个还是第二个孩子？

  • This is the second time I've had flu this winter. 这是今年冬天以来我得的第二场流感。

  • 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. 一等奖是巴巴多斯双周游，二等奖是罗马周末游。

  • Jones took second place in the long jump. 琼斯在跳远比赛中得第二名。

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

  • Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's. 伊拉克的石油储量仅次于沙特阿拉伯。

  • She is often described as a second Marilyn Monroe. 她常常被人们称为玛丽莲‧梦露第二。

  • You really should make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance. 你真的应该好好珍惜这个机会，因为你不会再有这样的机会了。

  • Richard and Liz have a second home in the mountains. 理查德和莉兹在山区还有一个家。

  • Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time. 注意听她讲，因为她不会再解释第二遍。

  • We've decided to hold the conference every second year. 我们已经决定每两年举行一次会议。

• 1 after the first and before any others -- 第二（的），第二个（的）

  • Robertson won the race and Cameron was/came/finished second. 罗伯逊得了赛跑冠军，卡梅伦得了第二名。

  • In this business, money comes first and principles come a very poor second (= they are much less important). 在这个行当，钱是第一位的，而原则要次要得多。

  • There are two good reasons why we can't do it. First, we can't afford it, and second, we don't have time. 有两个原因可以很好地解释我们为什么不能这样做：第一，我们没有钱；其次，我们没有时间。

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

  • There are 60 seconds in a minute. 1分钟有60秒。

  • These computers process millions of instructions per second. 这些电脑每秒钟处理几百万个指令。

  • The new system can trace a phone call in a fraction of a second. 新系统可以极快地查出来电号码。

  • "Come on, hurry up!" "I'll just/only be a second - I need to close the window." “来呀，赶快！”“等一下，我关一下窗户就好。”

  • Do you have a second, Paul? I need to talk to you. 你能抽出点儿时间吗，保罗？我想和你说句话。

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

  • Wait a couple of/a few seconds before trying again. 等一会儿再试。

  • The second I saw him, I knew he was going to be a star. 我见他的第一面，就知道他会成为一个明星。

• 3 the second person or thing to do or be something, or the second person or thing mentioned -- 第二个；第二名

  • This is the second of the four tests. 这是4场测验中的第二场。

  • Would anyone like seconds of ice cream? 有人想再来一份冰激凌吗？

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

  • 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 -- 残次品

• 6 a person who takes care of someone who is fighting in a boxing competition or, in the past, in a duel (= organized fight) -- （拳击比赛或旧时决斗中的）助手

• 7 in a vehicle, the gear that combines power with limited speed and is used when increasing or reducing speed -- （车辆的）二挡

  • You'll have to change (down/up) into second. 你得换二挡。

• 8 an undergraduate degree from a university in the UK and some other countries that is a good degree but not the best possible -- （英国大学中的）第二等学位

• 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 -- 附议；赞成

  • The motion was proposed by the club's chairwoman and seconded by the secretary. 该动议由俱乐部女主席提出，由干事附议。

  • "I could use a drink." "I'll second that (= I agree with you)!" “我想喝杯饮料。”“我赞成！”

• 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 -- （临时）调任，调派

  • During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to the prison service. 在争端期间，很多警察从交通管理岗位上被抽调出来，派去监狱。