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单词 second
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secondordinal number, determiner

uk/ˈsek.ənd/us/ˈsek.ənd/

A1 immediately after the first and before any others:

Is Carla her first or second child?
This is the second time I've had flu this winter.
Today is the second (of March).

A1 the position in which a person finishes a race or competition if they finish immediately behind the winner:

First prize is two weeks in Barbados and second prize is a weekend in Rome.
Jones took second place in the long jump.

B1 Second is used to show that only one thing is better, bigger, etc. than the thing mentioned:

St Petersburg is Russia's second (biggest/largest) city.
Iraq's oil reserves are second only to Saudi Arabia's.

B1 another:

She is often described as a second Marilyn Monroe.
You really should make the most of the opportunity, because you won't get a second chance.
Richard and Liz have a second home in the mountains.
Pay attention to what she's saying because she won't explain it a second time.

happening only once out of every two possible times:

We've decided to hold the conference every second year.
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More examples

  • After the USA, China is the second biggest importer of oil.
  • His second novel was much better than his first.
  • The second accident involved two cars and a lorry.
  • This is my second attempt at the exam.
  • In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.

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Numbers: ordinal

  • billionth
  • eighteenth
  • eighth
  • eleventh
  • fiftieth
  • fortieth
  • millionth
  • nano-
  • ninth
  • quinti
  • seventh
  • sixteenth
  • sixth
  • tertius
  • thirteenth
  • thirtieth
  • thousandth
  • twelfth
  • twenty-first
  • umpteen

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
Also, extra, and in addition

Idiom(s)

second best
second to none

secondadverb

uk/ˈsek.ənd/us/ˈsek.ənd/

B1 after the first and before any others:

Robertson won the race and Cameron was/came/finished second.
In this business, money comes first and principles come a very poor second (= they are much less important).

B2 also secondly used to introduce the second thing in a list of things you want to say or write:

There are two good reasons why we can't do it. First, we can't afford it, and second, we don't have time.

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Numbers: ordinal

  • billionth
  • eighteenth
  • eighth
  • eleventh
  • fiftieth
  • fortieth
  • millionth
  • nano-
  • ninth
  • quinti
  • seventh
  • sixteenth
  • sixth
  • tertius
  • thirteenth
  • thirtieth
  • thousandth
  • twelfth
  • twenty-first
  • umpteen

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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
Order and sequence - general words
Also, extra, and in addition

secondnoun

uk/ˈsek.ənd/us/ˈsek.ənd/

second noun (TIME)

A2 [ C ] abbreviation sec., s a short unit of time that is equal to a 60th of a minute:

There are 60 seconds in a minute.
These computers process millions of instructions per second.
The new system can trace a phone call in a fraction of a second.

B1 [ C ] a very short period of time:

"Come on, hurry up!" "I'll just/only be a second - I need to close the window."
Do you have a second, Paul? I need to talk to you.
It won't take a second (= it will be very quick).
Wait a couple of/a few seconds before trying again.
the second (that)

as soon as :

The second I saw him, I knew he was going to be a star.

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  • Any half-decent sprinter can run 100 metres in 11 seconds.
  • With two laps to go Ngomo led by less than two seconds.
  • The computer takes a few seconds to power up after it's been switched on.
  • She has beaten her own record of three minutes ten seconds.
  • A dog can tear a rabbit apart in seconds.

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Specific periods of time

  • around-the-clock
  • British Summer Time
  • BST
  • calendar month
  • daylight saving time
  • depth
  • hr
  • hundred
  • Jurassic
  • lunar month
  • microsecond
  • midpoint
  • nightlong
  • Q, q
  • quarter
  • Quaternary
  • response time
  • s
  • trimester
  • year-long

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Short in time

second noun (POSITION)

[ S ] the second person or thing to do or be something, or the second person or thing mentioned:

This is the second of the four tests.
seconds [ plural ] informal

an extra amount of food that is given after the first amount has been eaten:

Would anyone like seconds of ice cream?

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Numbers: ordinal

  • billionth
  • eighteenth
  • eighth
  • eleventh
  • fiftieth
  • fortieth
  • millionth
  • nano-
  • ninth
  • quinti
  • seventh
  • sixteenth
  • sixth
  • tertius
  • thirteenth
  • thirtieth
  • thousandth
  • twelfth
  • twenty-first
  • umpteen

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second noun (MEASUREMENT)

[ C ] specialized mathematics the smallest unit used for measuring an angle:

There are 3,600 seconds in a degree.

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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations

  • acute
  • alternate angle
  • angle of incidence
  • antinode
  • asymptote
  • asymptotic
  • axial
  • erect
  • horizontal
  • oblique
  • parallel
  • plumb
  • prominent
  • reflection
  • secant
  • slant
  • supplementary angle
  • tangent
  • tangential
  • transversal

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second noun (DAMAGED PRODUCT)

C2 [ C ] a product that is sold cheaply because it is damaged or not in perfect condition

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Products & producers

  • begetter
  • boondoggle
  • brand
  • by-product
  • cash crop
  • commodity
  • export
  • generic
  • generically
  • goods-producing
  • haberdashery
  • ironmonger
  • production
  • purchase
  • seller
  • shopping
  • spin-off
  • stock
  • supply side
  • unit

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second noun (HELPER)

[ C ] a person who takes care of someone who is fighting in a boxing competition or, in the past, in a duel (= organized fight)

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Fighting sports

  • all-in wrestling
  • arm-wrestling
  • bantamweight
  • black belt
  • body blow
  • flyweight
  • foil
  • gumshield
  • heavyweight
  • jab
  • jiujitsu
  • knockout
  • left-hander
  • pugilistic
  • punch-drunk
  • punching bag
  • rope
  • roundhouse kick
  • sabre
  • wrestler

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Helpers and accomplices

second noun (GEAR)

[ U ] also second gear in a vehicle, the gear that combines power with limited speed and is used when increasing or reducing speed:

You'll have to change (down/up) into second.

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The engine & engine parts

  • battery
  • carburettor
  • cutout
  • flywheel
  • idle
  • motorized
  • pickup
  • piston
  • plug
  • power steering
  • radiator
  • rev
  • silencer
  • sump
  • suspension
  • tailpipe
  • tappet
  • throttle
  • transmission
  • universal joint

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second noun (QUALIFICATION)

[ C ] UK also second-class degree an undergraduate degree from a university in the UK and some other countries that is a good degree but not the best possible

second noun (BASEBALL)

[ C usually singular ] informal →  second base

secondverb [ T ]

uk/ˈsek.ənd/us/ˈsek.ənd/

to make a formal statement of support for a suggestion made by someone else during a meeting so that there can be a discussion or vote:

The motion was proposed by the club's chairwoman and seconded by the secretary.
"I could use a drink." "I'll second that (= I agree with you)!"

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Backing, supporting & defending

  • -backed
  • argumentation
  • bale out
  • bear
  • behind every great/successful man there stands a woman idiom
  • buttress
  • carry
  • defensible
  • endorse
  • espouse
  • fight your corner idiom
  • right behind sb idiom
  • speak
  • sponsor
  • stake
  • stand by sb
  • stand by sth
  • stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
  • sympathize
  • sympathy

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seconder
noun [ C ] uk/ˈsek.ən.dər/us/ˈsek.ən.dɚ/specialized

There was no seconder for (= person who was willing to support) the motion so it could not be debated.

secondverb [ T ]

uk/sɪˈkɒnd/us/səˈkɑːnd/UK

to send an employee to work somewhere else temporarily, either to increase the number of workers or to replace other workers, or to exchange experience or skills:

During the dispute, many police officers were seconded from traffic duty to the prison service.

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Promoting staff

  • aggrandizement
  • ascend
  • career-limiting
  • demote
  • depute
  • elevation
  • exalt
  • fast track
  • free transfer
  • handover
  • in the wilderness idiom
  • install
  • promotion
  • rank
  • subordination
  • time-scale promotion
  • transfer
  • upgradation
  • upshifter
  • vault

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secondment
noun [ C or U ] uk/sɪˈkɒnd.mənt/us/səˈkɑːnd.mənt/UK

His involvement with the project began when he was on (a) secondment from NASA to the European Space Agency.
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