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sec.ond POSITION5sek7[nddeterminer, pronoun, adj, advimmediately after the first and before any others第二，第二个Is Brian her second or third child?布莱恩是她的第二个还是第三个孩子？She's in the second year of a three-year chemistry course at Cambridge University.她是剑桥大学三年制化学专业的二年级学生。This is only the second time I've been to Germany.这只是我第二次去德国。Sheila was the second of the four interview candidates.希拉是四个面试应聘者中的第二个人。Second is the position in which a person finishes a race or competition if they finish immediately behind the winner.第二名Robertson won the race and Cameron was/came/finished second.罗伯森得了冠军，卡梅伦得了第二名。Halfway through the race she was in second place, but she finished fifth.她在赛程中段排在第二，但结束时是第五名。First prize is a fortnight in Barbados and second prize is a weekend in Rome.一等奖是巴巴多斯岛的十四日游，二等奖是在罗马度周末。Although he failed to win first prize he (Br and Aus) came a good/(Am and Aus) was a strong second (= his performance in achieving second place was very good).虽然他没有得到第一名，但他作为第二名的表演是非常精彩的。In this business, money comes first and principles come a very poor second (= they are much less important).在这项生意中，钱是关键所在，而原则就显得不那么重要了。Second is used to show that only one thing is better, bigger, etc. than the thing mentioned.仅次于第一的Japan is the world's second industrial power.日本是世界第二工业大国。St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city.圣彼得堡是俄国的第二大城市。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。The conditions that these prisoners are kept in are second to none (= better than all others).这些犯人的生活条件是最好的。Second sometimes means another.另一个She is often described as the second Marilyn Monroe.她常常被人称为玛丽琳·梦露第二。You really ought to make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance.你实在应该好好珍惜这个机会，因为你不会再有另一个机会了。Richard and Liz have a second home in France.理查德和利兹在法国还有一个家。Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time (= again).注意听她所讲的话，因为她不会再解释一遍。Second sometimes means ALTERNATE or happening only once out of every two possible times.每隔一个的We've decided to hold the conference every second year.我们决定每两年举行一次会议。Second thoughts are a change of opinion.重新考虑，改变主意You're not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?结婚的事你没改变主意吧？I'd like a cup of coffee, please --(Br and Aus) on second thoughts/(Am and Aus) on second thought (= I've changed my opinion), I'll have a beer.请来一杯咖啡……我改主意了，来一杯啤酒好了。If you do something without a second thought you do it immediately without having any doubts about it.毫不犹豫地做某事When I asked to borrow some money, she gave me ￡100 without a second thought.当我向她借钱时，她毫不犹豫地借给我100镑。Second best is not as good as the best and is therefore less desirable.居第二的，仅次于最好的She's always striving for excellence, and refuses to settle for second best.她总是想成为最好的，不愿退而求其次。Their position is so weak that they're bound to come off second best (= be defeated) in any power struggle.他们的地位很弱，注定要在权力斗争中败下阵来。He tends to feel second best because he's her stepfather.因为他是她的继父，所以他往往退让三分。Someone who is in their second childhood has started to behave like a child, esp. because of mental weakness caused by old age.老年的智力衰退时期Her grandfather's in his second childhood and talks nonsense most of the time.她的祖父是个老小孩，总废话唠叨个没完。(humorous) He's start ed playing with his train set when he comes home from work-- it's as if he were in his second childhood.他下班一回家就开始玩他的火车模型，仿佛返老还童了。The Second Coming is the return of Jesus Christ to Earth from heaven that Christians expect will happen one day.基督再临Your second cousin is any person who is a first cousin of your mother or father, or a child of your first cousin.父母的堂（或表）兄弟姐妹;或堂表兄弟姐妹的子（或女）In a vehicle, second (gear) is the GEAR (= part of the engine) which combines power with limited speed and is used when increasing or reducing speed or when travelling up or down a steep hill.汽车的第二挡You'll have to change (down) into second for this roundabout, because the car will stall if you stay in third.在这环形路口你必须换第二挡，因为你仍用第三挡车子会熄火的。If you second-guess, you try to say in advance what someone will do.猜出……意图I wouldn't like to second-guess how the committee will deal with the issue.我不想预言委员会会如何对待这项提案。She's always trying to second-guess me.她老想猜我的心思。(Am) To second-guess a person or thing is also make a criticism or judgment about an event after it has happened.事后劝告或批评Of course it's easy to second-guess the management of the election campaign, but I do think serious mistakes were made.当然事后批评竞选运动的安排是容易的，但我确实觉得他们犯了大错。Second-hand means not new and having been used in the past by someone else.二手货This bike is second-hand but it's still in good condition.这辆自行车是二手货但性能还不错。The children were dressed in second-hand clothes.孩子们穿着别人的旧衣服。The second floor is the floor which is (Br and Aus) two floors/(Am and Aus) one floor above the ground.（英）三楼，（美）二楼(humorous) A second honeymoon is a holiday taken by a husband and wife who have been married for some time, esp. in order to try to improve a relationship which is failing.第二次蜜月A second honeymoon is a way of revitalizing a marriage through fun, frolics and romance--qualities experienced in the early days.第二次蜜月是使过去经历的兴奋、快乐、罗曼蒂克婚后生活复苏的方法。A second honeymoon on a Greek island earlier this year gave their 18-year marriage a much needed boost.今年年初去希腊某岛度第二次蜜月给了他们已18年的婚姻非常必要的升华。A second-in-command is someone who is almost as important as the person in charge.副手，副司令员Well, if the manager isn't available I'd like to speak to the second-in-command.如果经理不在，我想和第二把手讲话。He was Johnson's second-in-command.他是约翰逊的副手。A second language is a language that a person can speak which is not the first language they learnt naturally as a child.第二语言German is my second language.德语是我的第二语言.English as a second language is English taught to people whose language is not English but who are living in an English-speaking country.作为第二语言的英语是教给其母语非英语而住在讲英语的国家的人的英语。Your second name is either your family name or a second given (also middle) name.姓或中间名She's called Maureen something--I can't remember her second (= family) name.她似乎叫Maureen什么的，但我忘记她的姓了。"Have you got a second (= middle) name?" "No, just plain Andrew, nothing else."“你有中间名吗？”“没有，就是Andrew.”If something is second nature to you, you are so familiar with it that you can do it easily without needing to think very much about it.第二天性I used to hate computers, but using them is second nature to me now.我过去讨厌电脑，但现在我好像天生会用它们。Second-rate means not very good.二等的，平庸的a second-rate film二流电影Someone who has second sight is thought to have an unusual natural ability to know without being told what will happen in the future or what is happening in a different place.有预见力的I once met a woman with second sight who told me I was about to lose my job, and I did the very next day.我曾经碰到一个有预见力的女人，她告诉我我将要失去工作，第二天就真的应验了。Second wind is a return of strength or energy that makes it possible to continue in an activity that requires a lot of effort.重又获得力量We started to feel we couldn't walk any further but when we saw the village in the distance we got our second wind.我们开始感到累得不能再走了，可当我们看到远处的村庄我们又有了前进的力量。
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