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second-best
second bestn. One that is next to the best.adv. Next to the best.
sec′ond-best′ adj.second-best adj 1. next to the best 2. come off second best informal to be defeated in competition n an inferior alternative Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | second-best - next to the best; "his second-best bed"best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" | | Adv. | 1. | second-best - in second place; "he came off second-best" |
Translationssecond1 (ˈsekənd) adjective1. next after, or following, the first in time, place etc. February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place. 第二 第二2. additional or extra. a second house in the country. 另一的，又一的 另一的，又一的 3. lesser in importance, quality etc. She's a member of the school's second swimming team. 次等的 二等的 adverb next after the first. He came second in the race. 屈居第二 居第二位 noun1. a second person, thing etc. You're the second to arrive. 第二個 第二2. a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc. (打架或拳擊賽的)助手 （决斗中的）助手 verb to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally. He proposed the motion and I seconded it. 附議(某人的提案等) 支持，赞成（提案等） ˈsecondary adjective1. coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary. secondary education. 中等的 中级的，第二的 2. lesser in importance. a matter of secondary importance. 次要的 次要的 noun – plural ˈsecondaries – a secondary school. 中等學校 中级教育ˈseconder noun a person who seconds. 附議者 附议者ˈsecondly adverb in the second place. I have two reasons for not buying the house – firstly, it's too big, and secondly it's too far from town. 第二 第二secondary colours colours got by mixing primary colours. Orange and purple are secondary colours. 由原色混合出的顏色，間色 合成色，次生颜色 secondary school a school where subjects are taught at a more advanced level than at primary school. 中學 中学ˌsecond-ˈbest noun, adjective next after the best; not the best. She wore her second-best hat; I want your best work – your second-best is not good enough. 第二好的 仅次于最好的ˌsecond-ˈclass adjective1. of or in the class next after or below the first; not of the very best quality. a second-class restaurant; He gained a second-class honours degree in French. 二等的 二等的2. (for) travelling in a part of a train etc that is not as comfortable or luxurious as some other part. a second-class passenger; His ticket is second-class; (also adverb) I'll be travelling second-class. 二等艙的 二等舱的ˌsecond-ˈhand adjective previously used by someone else. second-hand clothes. 二手的，用過的 二手货的，用过的 second lieutenant a person of the rank below lieutenant. Second Lieutenant Jones. 少尉 少尉ˌsecond-ˈrate adjective inferior. The play was pretty second-rate. 次等的 二等的second sight the power of seeing into the future or into other mysteries. They asked a woman with second sight where the dead body was. 預知力 预见力second thoughts a change of opinion, decision etc. I'm having second thoughts about selling the piano. 改變心意或決定等 重新考虑at second hand through or from another person. I heard the news at second hand. 二手的 间接地come off second best to be the loser in a struggle. That cat always comes off second best in a fight. 敗陣 被击败every second week/month etc (on or during) alternate weeks, months etc. He comes in every second day. 每隔一週(或一個月等) 每隔一周（或一月等） second to none better than every other of the same type. As a portrait painter, he is second to none. 同類中最好的 同类中的第一（或最好） EncyclopediaSeesecondLegalSeeSecondsecond-best
second-best adj. (of an economy) departing from an optimal pattern of resource allocation (see PARETO OPTIMALITY) because, for example, of MONOPOLY distortions and EXTERNALITIES. If the production of a product such as a chemical leads to environmental POLLUTION, then the marginal SOCIAL COST of producing that output will exceed the marginal PRIVATE COST, and the economy will depart from an optimal pattern of resource allocation. In this ‘second-best’ situation, the government can improve matters by imposing a ‘pollution tax’ on offending chemical firms. This will, on the one hand, provide an incentive for the firms to adopt less polluting production processes and, on the other hand, to the extent that the tax is passed on to chemical buyers, will force buyers to pay the full social costs of the products they consume. See WELFARE ECONOMICS. second-best
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