second string

second string

n. 第二个靠得住的人(第二个办法)

例句与用法：

He had a second string to his bow, so when he lost his job as a toolmaker he became a gardener.

他做了两手准备，当地作为机床维修工的工作失业后，便当上了园丁。

I'll just job down that telephone number. We have a baby-sister that can usually come but it does no harm to have a second string.

我要记下那个电话号码。我们请的照看宝宝临时工一般会来，不过有第二个供选择的人是不会有害处的。

A young man who learns two trades has a second string to his bow, so he is unlikely to be out if work for long.

一个年轻人学会两种行业就有了两手准备，他就不大会长期失业。

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ph.

1. (总称)替补队员, 二线队员

2. 替补的, 候补的