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second1 determiner, ordinal number /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/ happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd第二（的）- 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。
next in order of importance, size, quality, etc. to one other person or thing（重要性、规模、质量等）居第二位的- Osaka is Japan's second-largest city.大阪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
- Basketball is second only to soccer in global popularity.篮球在全球受欢迎程度仅次于足球。
- 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。
[only before noun] another; in addition to one that you already own or use另外的；外加的- They have a second home in Tuscany.他们在托斯卡纳还有一个家。
- teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages)英语作为第二语言的教师
词源determiner Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
second1 adverb OPAL W /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/ after one other person or thing in order or importance以第二名；以第二位- She came second in the marathon.她在马拉松比赛中获得第二名。
- One of the smaller parties came a close second (= nearly won).其中一个较小的政党差一点就获胜了。
- The women's team came in fourth and the men finished second. 女子队获得第四名，男子队获得第二名。
- I agreed to speak second.我同意第二个发言。
- He is a writer first and a scientist second.他首先是作家，然后才是科学家。
- I came second (to) last (= the one before the last one) in the race.我在赛跑中得了倒数第二。
- We're not here to run second. We want to win races.我们不是来跑第二的。我们想赢得比赛。
- The club lies second in the Premiership. 该俱乐部在英超排名第二。
used to introduce the second of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing（用于列举）第二，其次 synonym secondly- She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.她做那件事，首先是因为她自己想做，其次是因为我要她做。
Language Bank firstfirstOrdering your points梳理要点- This study has the following aims: first, to investigate how international students in the UK use humour; second, to examine how jokes can help to establish social relationships; and third, to explore the role that humour plays in helping overseas students adjust to life in the UK.本研究有以下几个目的：第一，调查在英国的留学生如何运用幽默；第二，考察笑话如何帮助建立社交关系；第三，探究幽默对留学生适应英国生活所起的作用。
- Let us begin by identifying some of the popular joke genres in the UK.首先我们来探究一下流行于英国的一些笑话类型。
- Next, let us turn to/Next, let us consider the question of gender differences in the use of humour.接下来，我们来探讨一下运用幽默的性别差异问题。
- Finally/Lastly, let us briefly examine the role of humour in defining a nation’s culture.最后，我们来简略地探讨一下幽默在界定民族文化中所起的作用。
Language Bank processprocessDescribing a process描述过程- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.这个图说明了造纸的过程。
- First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.首先，原木被运送到造纸厂，在那里去掉树皮，然后被切成木片。
- Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.接下来，用化学品或磨浆机把木片化成浆。
- Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.制浆过程使木材的内部结构分解，从而去除木材里的天然油。
- Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.木材制成浆后，将其漂白以去除杂质。
- The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.下一步便是将纸浆送入制纸机，与水混合后再倒入金属传送带。
- As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.当纸浆沿传送带传送时，水分蒸发，使得固体物质沉到底部，形成一层纸。
- At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.这时，新出的纸仍然是湿的，故让其经过几个巨大的热滚筒，挤压脱水并同时烘干。
- The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.最后一步是将纸卷在巨大的卷轴上。
词源adverb Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
second1 noun /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/ Idioms [countable] (symbol ″) (abbreviation sec.) a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute.秒（时间单位）- in… seconds She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.她跑 100 米只需 11 秒多一点。
- for… seconds For several seconds he did not reply.一连几秒钟，他都没有回答。
- every… seconds The light flashes every five seconds.灯每五秒闪烁一次。
- per second The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.水的流速约为每秒 1.5 米。
- The end of the game is only a matter of seconds away.比赛离结束只有几秒钟了。
- Every few seconds, she would turn towards the door.每隔几秒钟，她就会转向门口。
- The scene lasts six seconds.场景持续六秒。
- He scored with less than 60 seconds on the clock (= less than 60 seconds after the game started).他用不到60秒的时间得分。
- I was counting the seconds until the bell.我一直在计时，直到铃响。
- If he'd reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.如果他当时反应稍慢一丁点儿，就必死无疑了。
- It took a couple of seconds to realize what was going on.过了一会儿才意识到发生了什么事。
- She had wasted a few precious seconds.她浪费了宝贵的几秒钟。
- She wanted to spend every second with him.她想时时刻刻跟他在一起。
- The room seemed to grow hotter with each passing second.时间一秒一秒地过去，房间似乎也一点儿一点儿热起来了。
- The seconds ticked by.时间分分秒秒地流逝。
Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + secondsecond + verbsecond + nounpreposition- for a second
- in a second
- in seconds
- …
phrases- a couple of seconds
- a fraction of a second
- a matter of seconds
- …
[countable] (also informal sec) a very short time片刻；瞬间 synonym moment- in a second I'll be with you in a second.我马上就去你那儿。
- in/within seconds They had finished within seconds.他们几秒钟内就完成了。
- He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game.他在比赛的最后几秒钟再次得分。
- He got out with seconds to spare. 他还剩几秒钟就出来了。
see also split second- Wait a second—this letter's been sent to me by mistake.等一会儿，这封信误送到我这儿了。
- This will only take a second.这只需要一小会儿。
- I hesitated for a second before speaking.开口说话之前我犹豫了一下。
- For a second I thought you were my mother.一时间我还以为你是我母亲呢。
- For a heart-stopping second he thought he had lost his keys.有一瞬间他吓了一跳，以为钥匙丢了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + secondsecond + verbsecond + nounpreposition- for a second
- in a second
- in seconds
- …
phrases- a couple of seconds
- a fraction of a second
- a matter of seconds
- …
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(symbol ″) a unit for measuring angles. There are 60 seconds in one minute.秒（角度单位）- 1° 6′ 10″ (= one degree, six minutes and ten seconds)1 度 6 分 10 秒
seconds [plural] (informal) a second amount of the same food that you have just eaten再来的一份食物- Seconds, anybody?有谁需要再来一份吗？
- [countable, usually plural] an item that is sold at a lower price than usual because it is not perfect次货；二等货；等外品
(also second gear) [uncountable] one of six or seven positions of the gears in a vehicle（车辆的）二挡- to change down from third to second从第三名降为第二名
- in second When it's icy, move off in second.路面有冰时，起步挂二挡。
- [countable] a level of university degree at British universities. An upper second is a good degree and a lower second is average.二等学位（英国大学学位等级，upper second 为二等上，较好；lower second 为二等下，一般）
- He got a good second in history.他获得历史专业的二级优等学位。
compare first, thirdTopics Educationc2 - [countable] a person whose role is to help and support somebody else, for example in a boxing match or in a formal duel in the past（拳击比赛或旧时正式决斗的）助手
词源noun senses 1 to 3 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. noun senses 4 to 8 Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.
Idioms just a minute/moment/second - (informal) used to ask somebody to wait for a short time稍等一会儿；请稍候
- ‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I'll check.’“我可以见伯恩斯先生吗？” “请稍等一会儿，我来查一下。”
wait a minute/moment/second - to wait for a short time等一会儿；稍等一下
- Can you wait a second while I make a call?你能等一会儿让我打个电话吗？
- Hey! Wait a minute! I'll come with you!喂，等一下！我和你一起去！
- used when you have just noticed or remembered something, or had a sudden idea（刚注意到、想起某事或突然想出了主意）且慢，等一等
- Wait a minute—this isn't the right key.等一等，不是这把钥匙。
second1 verb /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/ - second something to state officially at a meeting that you support another person’s idea, suggestion, etc. so that it can be discussed and/or voted on支持，赞成（主意、建议等）；附议
- Any proposal must be seconded by two other members of the committee.任何提案须有委员会其他两名委员附议。
- (informal) ‘Thank God that's finished.’ ‘I'll second that! (= I agree)’“谢天谢地，总算结束了。” “可不是！”
- Davis seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.戴维斯支持这项动议，该动议获得一致通过。
compare proposeWordfinder- argument
- ayes
- chair
- debate
- the floor
- motion
- propose
- second
- speak
- vote
Collocations DictionarySecond is used with these nouns as the object: 词源verb 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 verb /sɪˈkɒnd/ /sɪˈkɑːnd/ [usually passive] (especially British English)- to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time临时调派；短期调任
- be seconded (from something) (to something) Each year two teachers are seconded to industry for six months.每年有两名教师派到产业部门工作六个月。
Collocations DictionarySecond is used with these nouns as the object: 词源early 19th cent.: from French en second ‘in the second rank (of officers)’.
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