second

second¹
[ˈsɛk(ə)nd]
ordinal number

constituting number two in a sequence; coming after the first in time or order; 2nd
第二；第二次
he married for a second time.
他结了第二次婚。
Herbert was the second of their six children.
赫伯特是他们六个孩子中的第二个。
■secondly (used to introduce a second point or reason)
第二，其次（用来引出第二个要点或原因）
second, they are lightly regulated; and third, they do business with non-resident clients.
第二，他们没有受到严格监管；第三，他们和非居民客户做生意。
■(Music)an interval spanning two consecutive notes in a diatonic scale
(乐)二度音程
■the note which is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord
二度音
■the second in a sequence of a vehicle's gears
机动车的第二挡
he took the corner in second.
他挂二挡转弯。
■(Baseball)second base
(棒球)二垒
■(chiefly Brit.)the second form of a school or college
(主英)（学校或大学的）二年级
■(seconds)(informal)a second course or second helping of food at a meal
(非正式)第二道菜，添菜
■denoting someone or something regarded as comparable to or reminiscent of a better-known predecessor
又一，第二（表示可与原有事物相提并论的或使人想起它的人或事）
a fear that the conflict would turn into a second Vietnam.
对冲突会演变成又一个越南的恐惧。
subordinate or inferior in position, rank, or importance
从属的；次等的
it was second only to Copenhagen among Baltic ports.
在波罗的海的港口中它仅次于哥本哈根。
he is a writer first and a scientist second.
他首先是作家，其次是科学家。
■additional to that already existing, used, or possessed
另外的；另一的
a second home.
又一个家。
French as a second language.
作为第二语言的法语。
■the second finisher or position in a race or competition
（比赛或竞赛的）第二名；第二位
he finished second.
他获得了第二名。
■(Brit.)a place in the second grade in an examination, especially for a degree
(英)（尤指学位考试的）第二等
■(Music)performing a lower or subordinate of two or more parts for the same instrument or voice
(乐)第二声部的
the second violins.
第二声部小提琴。
■(seconds)goods of an inferior quality
二等品；次品
■(the seconds)the reserve team of a sports club
（体育俱乐部的）预备队
■coarse flour, or bread made from it
粗面粉；粗粉面包
an assistant, in particular
助手，尤指
■an attendant assisting a combatant in a duel or boxing match
（决斗或拳击赛的）助手
■a Cub or Brownie chosen by their pack to assist the Sixer and replace them when they are absent
给六人小队队长当助手的幼年童子军

verb

[with obj.]formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion
支持（提名，决议，倡议者)，赞成
Bridgeman seconded Maxwell's motion calling for the reform.
布里奇曼支持马克斯韦尔呼吁改革的动议。
■express agreement with
赞成；赞同
her view is seconded by most Indian leaders today.
她的观点得到今天大多数印度领导人的赞同。
■(archaic)support; back up
(古)支持
so well was he seconded by the multitude of labourers at his command.
他受到了他统率的广大劳动者高度的支持。

常用词组
in the second place

as a second consideration or point
第二；第二点

second to none

the best, worst, fastest, etc.
首屈一指，无与伦比

派生
seconder
noun
语源

Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus 'following, second', from the base of sequi 'follow'. The verb dates from the late 16th cent

second²
[ˈsɛk(ə)nd]
noun

(缩略词: s)a sixtieth of a minute of time, which as the SI unit of time is defined in terms of the natural periodicity of the radiation of a caesium-133 atom(Symbol: ″)
秒，秒钟(符号: ″)
■(informal)a very short time
(非正式)片刻，瞬间
his eyes met Charlotte's for a second.
他和夏洛特对视了一下。
(亦作arc second 或 second of arc)a sixtieth of a minute of angular distance(Symbol: ″)
（角度单位）秒(符号: ″)

语源

late Middle English: from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) 'second (minute'), feminine (used as a noun) of secundus, referring to the ‘second’ operation of dividing an hour by sixty

second³
[sɪˈkɒnd]
verb

[with obj.](Brit.)transfer (a military officer or other official or worker) temporarily to other employment or another position
(英)临时调派（军官，官员，工作人员）
I was seconded to a public relations unit.
我被临时调到一个公关部门。

派生
secondee
[-ˈdiː]
noun
语源

early 19th cent.: from French en second 'in the second rank (of officers')

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