second-best

英 ['sekənd'best] 美 ['sekənd'best]

• adj. 第二好的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. next to the best;

   "his second-best bed"
   

Adverb:

1. in second place;

   "he came off second-best"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The first is always better than the second.
   第一总是比第二好。
2. We have set the second best record of all time regarding the lowest number of League defeats in a season.
   我们已经创造了英格兰职业联赛历史中赛季最少失利排名第二好的记录。

经典引文

• I give unto my wife my second best bed.

  出自： Shakespeare

• He was second best, he knew..that he never could be more to her than that.

  出自： J. R. Ackerley

词汇搭配

• second best 次等的(二等品)...
• come off second-best 输掉
• come off second best 输了(被击败)...
• Second thoughts are best. 三思而行。