second

英 ['sekənd] 美 ['sekənd]

• 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

双解释义

pron. (代词)

1. 第二(个人或事物)

   second person or thing mentioned or occurring

n. (名词)

1. [C] 第二名; 第二类

   the second person or thing in a particular grade or rank

2. [P] 第二份食物

   second helping of food

3. [C] 秒

   60th part of a minute of time or of angular measurement

4. [C] 瞬间,一会儿

   short time; moment

5. [C] 助手,助理

   a person who helps another in a job or piece of work

num. (数词)

1. 第二

   next after first in size, importance, time, order, etc.

adj. (形容词)

1. 次等的,次要的

   of an inferior or a less important kind

adv. (副词)

1. 其次,以第二位

   in second place; after any-thing else; after the others

v. (动词)

1. vt. 支持

   support

2. vt. 赞成某提案

   rise or speak formally in support of a motion to show that the proposer is not the only person in favour of it

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 第二（次）的
2. 次等的，二等的，次要的，从属的，副的，较差的，劣于...的
3. 附加的，另一（个）的，又一（个）的
4. 类似的
5. 辅助的
6. 另一的，附加的
7. 较年轻的

num. 数词

1. 第二（的）
2. 第二次的
3. 居第二位的
4. 另外的，外加的

n. 名词

1. 助手，支持人
2. 片刻，瞬间
3. 第二名，第二位，二等奖
4. 另一人
5. 二等品，次品，次货，二等货
6. 第二份，再来的一份
7. 秒（时间与角度单位）
8. 等外品
9. 二挡
10. 二级优等学位（英国大学学位等级，upper second 为二级上，较好，lower second 为二级下，一般）

adv. 副词

1. 第二，其次，居第二位，以第二名，以第二位，属第二等

v. 动词

1. 支持，赞同，赞成
2. 辅助，辅佐，当...的助手，帮助
3. 支援，作为后盾
4. 赞成提议或提案
5. 【英军】暂时调派担任特殊职务，（短期）调任，调到
6. 附议，附和
7. 加强

英英释义

Noun:

1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. an indefinitely short time;

   "wait just a moment"
   "in a mo"
   "it only takes a minute"
   "in just a bit"
   

3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield

4. a particular point in time;

   "the moment he arrived the party began"
   

5. following the first in an ordering or series;

   "he came in a close second"
   

6. a 60th part of a minute of arc;

   "the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
   

7. the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match

8. a speech seconding a motion;

   "do I hear a second?"
   

9. the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle;

   "he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
   

10. merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name

Adjective:

1. coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude

2. a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first;

   "second flute"
   "the second violins"
   

Adverb:

1. in the second place;

   "second, we must consider the economy"
   

Verb:

1. give support or one's approval to;

   "I'll second that motion"
   "I can't back this plan"
   "endorse a new project"
   

2. transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment;

   "The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Her beautiful roses won the second prize at the flower show.
   她那些美丽的玫瑰在花展上得了二等奖。
2. Our goods are second to none in the world market.
   在国际市场上,我们的商品不亚于任何人。
3. The bookcase needs a second coat of paint.
   这个书柜需要再刷一层漆。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The train will leave in a second.
   列车马上要开了。
2. It travels thousands of miles per second.
   它一秒钟能走几千英里。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. Second, smoking is harmful also to your family members.
   第二,吸烟也会给你的家人带来危害。
2. Second, he failed to make clear his true purpose.
   其次,他没有把他的真实目的表达清楚。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The motion has been seconded.
   这一提议得到了支持。
2. I second his motion that we should set up a special board to examine the problem.
   他提议成立一个特别委员会来研究这个问题,我赞成。
3. Mrs Smith proposed the vote of thanks, and Mr Jones seconded.
   史密斯夫人提议大家鼓掌表示感谢，琼斯先生附议。

常见句型

用作代词 (pron.)

1. I'm the second in my family to go to university.
   我是我们家第二个上大学的。
2. The first is better than the second.
   第一个比第二个好。

用作名词 (n.)

1. Our team gets a second.
   我们队得了第二名。
2. He quickly ate everything on his plate and asked for seconds.
   他很快地把他盘里的东西吃光,然后又要了第二份。
3. It is needless to add that you are in want of a second.
   你需要一个助手,那是不必说的。
4. The average flow of the river is 200 cubic meters per second.
   这条河平均流量为每秒200立方米。
5. 1°6′10″stands for one degree, six minutes, and ten seconds.1°6′10″
   代表一度六分十秒。
6. He said he will be back in a few seconds.
   他说他一会儿就回来。

用作数词 (num.)

1. Osaka is the second largest city in Japan.
   大阪是日本第二大城市。
2. This second event was contemporary with the first.
   第二个事件和第一个事件发生在同一时代。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. We never use second quality ingredients to build building.
   我们决不使用次等材料用于建筑。

用作副词 (adv.)

1. I liked the deluxe edition, but I could afford only a second best.
   我喜欢精装版,但我只买得起一本稍差一点的。
2. Second again, we shouldn't do it in this way.
   其次,我们不应该用这种方法来做它。
3. We can't give Smith the position, to begin with, he's too young; second,I want my son to have the job.
   我们不能把这个职位给史密斯。第一,他太年轻; 第二,我想让我儿子就任这一职位。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Will you second me if I ask him?
   要是我求他,你帮我讲话吗?
2. I seconded the nomination.
   我赞成这一任命。
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3. He was seconded in his offer to help by several other friends.
   他主动提出帮助他人,得到了他的几位朋友的支持。
4. His view was seconded by most judges.
   他的观点获得了大多数评判员的赞同。

经典引文

• Come in, I'll be down in a second.

  出自：Observer

• She was the second Mrs Melbury, the first having died.

  出自： T. Hardy

• Henry Heathfield had taken second prize for tomatoes at the County Horticultural Show.

  出自： P. Moyes

• We had thought..of having a second child.

  出自： J. Simms

• His efforts were seconded by a somewhat subservient parliament.

  出自： W. Stubbs

• British and Indian Army officers seconded for attachment to Japanese military units.

  出自：Listener

• The Cabinet Office Unit consists of regular civil servants, mostly seconded from their own departments.

  出自： H. Wilson

• A colonel..seconded to special duty with..the Ministry of Defence.

  出自： A. Price

常用短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

second to none

最好的as good as the best

用作动词 (v.)

second for service (v.+prep.+n.)

调动(某人)而委以特殊任务 take (sb) from his ordinary duty and give his special duty
second sb for service
Brooks was seconded for service on the General's staff.

布鲁克斯奉命调到将军的参谋部工作。

second to (v.+prep.)

〈正〉把(某人)调〔派〕到…工作一段时间 allow (sb) to leave his usual job and work in (another place), often for a limited time
second sb to sth
After fifteen years of teaching, he was seconded to the Ministry of Education to advise them on school planning.

任教15年后,他被调到教育部协助制定教育规划。
Jacelin was seconded to another branch of the army to lead special training courses.

杰斯林被调到另一个部门去负责特种训练工作。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• take only a second 只用一会儿

介词+～

• for a second 一秒钟,一会儿
• in a second 一会儿
• in a few seconds 几秒钟内

用作数词 (num.)

～+名词

• every second day 隔一天,隔日
• the second nature 第二天性,根深蒂固的习惯

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+介词

• second to 仅次于…的
• second to the United States 仅次于美国

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• second a nomination 赞成某一任命
• second sb's view 赞同某人的观点

～+介词

• second for service 调动(某人)而委以特殊任务
• second sb for special duties 调派某人给予特殊任务
• second to 把(某人)调〔派〕到…工作一段时间
• second words with deeds 以行动支持自己的言论

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. second的基本意思是“支持”某人,也可表示“赞成”某议案或提案、“赞同”某人的观点等。
2. second只用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的second；最初源自古典拉丁语的secundus，意为紧接着，下一个。

近反义词

【近义词】

• double
• extra
• following
• further

【反义词】

• first 第一的