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。

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。

The bookcase needs a second coat of paint.

这个书柜需要再刷一层漆。

The train will leave in a second.

列车马上要开了。

It travels thousands of miles per second.

它一秒钟能走几千英里。

second, smoking is harmful also to your family members.

第二,吸烟也会给你的家人带来危害。

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。

The motion has been seconded.

这一提议得到了支持。

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。

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。

This is the second time it's happened.

这已是第二次了。

Italy scored a second goal just after half-time.

下半场刚刚开始，意大利队便射入第二个球。

the second of June'/June 2nd

六月二日

He was the second to arrive.

他是第二个到的。

We have one child and are expecting our second in July.

我们有一个孩子，第二个预期在七月出生。

Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.

大坂是日本的第二大城市。

Birmingham, the UK's second city

伯明翰，英国的第二大城市

The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity.

就受欢迎程度而言，电子制表软件仅次于文字处理软件。

As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is) .

他的舞技不亚于任何人。

They have a second home in Tuscany.

他们在托斯卡纳还有一个家。

She came second in the marathon.

她在马拉松比赛中获得第二名。

For a few seconds nobody said anything...

有几秒钟大家都沉默无语。

It only takes forty seconds...

只需40秒。

...the second day of his visit to Delhi.

他到访德里的第二天

...their second child...

他们的第二个孩子

The party is still the second strongest in Italy.

该党仍是意大利的第二大党。

...the second-largest city in the United States.

美国第二大城市

The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action.

土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。

I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.

后来，我考上了兰开斯特大学，获得了二级甲等学位。

There's seconds if you want them.

如果需要的话可以添菜。

It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.

这是家新开的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。

He shouted to his seconds, 'I did it! I did it!'

他对助手们喊道：“我赢了！我赢了!”

...Bryan Sutton, who seconded the motion against fox hunting...

赞同反对猎狐动议的布赖恩·萨顿

Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.

你的申请必须由现任成员推荐并得到他们的支持。

The Prime Minister seconded the call for discipline in a speech last week.

上周首相在一次演讲中对严肃纪律的号召表示支持。

Most of them had only heard of the massacre at second hand.

他们中的大多数人只是听说了那次大屠杀。

Our scientific research is second to none.

我们的科学研究是顶尖的。

As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco.

肝炎是仅次于吸烟的主要健康隐患。

In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser...

1937 年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。

Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers.

数百名士兵被临时派去帮助农民。

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。

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。

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。

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。

second to none

最好的as good as the best

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。

动词+～

• second">take only a second只用一会儿

介词+～

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

～+名词

• second%20day">every second day隔一天,隔日
• second%20nature">the second nature第二天性,根深蒂固的习惯

～+介词

• second%20to">second to仅次于…的
• second%20to%20the%20United%20States">second to the United States仅次于美国

～+名词

• second%20a%20nomination">second a nomination赞成某一任命
• second%20sb%27s%20view">second sb's view赞同某人的观点

～+介词

• second%20for%20service">second for service调动(某人)而委以特殊任务
• second%20sb%20for%20special%20duties">second sb for special duties调派某人给予特殊任务
• second%20to">second to把(某人)调〔派〕到…工作一段时间
• second%20words%20with%20deeds">second words with deeds以行动支持自己的言论

• 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

求职面试

B：How do you handle your failure？
你怎样对待自己的失敗？

A：None of us was born "perfect". I am sure I will be given asecond chance to correct my mistake.
我们大家生来都不是十全十美的，我相信我有第二个机会改正我的错误。

问路

second在线翻译

A：Excuse me, can you tell me where Main Street is?
对不起，你能告诉我主街在哪里吗？

B：Turn left at thesecond light and then go straight for two blocks.
在第二个路灯处左拐，然后直走两个街区。

A：Is it far?
它很远吗？

B：No. It's only a five-minute walk. You can’t miss it.
不，走路只需五分钟。你不会错过的。

A：Thanks a lot.
太感谢了。

B：You're welcome.
没什么。

乘火车

A：We want to take a train to New York.
我们要搭火车去纽约。

B：Regular or express train?
要普通车还是快车？

A：How much time would we save if we took the express?
如果我们坐快车，可以节省多少时间？

B：About one hour. The next express train arrives in New York at 3:15.
差不多一个小时。下一班快车在3点15分到达纽约。

A：And how much more do we have to pay for the express?
那么坐快车的话，我们要多付多少钱？

second

B：First class is 24 dollars more, andsecond class is 15 dollars more.
头等票多付24美元，二等票多付15美元。

A：What do you think?
你认为如何？

C：As long as we can arrive one hour earlier, I don't mind paying a little extra.
如果能早一个小时到达我不介意多付一些钱。

B：OK.Then give me two second-class tickets on the express, please.
好。那么来两张二等快车票。