second in command
noun /ˌsekənd ɪn kəˈmɑːnd/
/ˌsekənd ɪn kəˈmænd/
- second in command (to somebody) a person who has the second highest rank in a group and takes charge when the leader is not there
副指挥官；二号人物 - For twenty years he served the business as second in command to his father.
二十年来，他一直是他父亲的副手。 - his second in command, Major Thursby
他的副手瑟斯比少校 - She is second in command.
她是二把手。
- For twenty years he served the business as second in command to his father.