A1 immediately after the first and before any others第二(的),第二个(的)
A1 the position in which a person finishes a race or competition if they finish immediately behind the winner第二名(的)
B1 Second is used to show that only one thing is better, bigger, etc. than the thing mentioned仅次于第一(的)
B1 another另一(的);又一(的)
happening only once out of every two possible times每隔一个(的)
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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.
B1 after the first and before any others第二(的),第二个(的)
B2 also secondly used to introduce the second thing in a list of things you want to say or write第二;其次
A2 [ C ] abbreviation sec., s a short unit of time that is equal to a 60th of a minute秒
B1 [ C ] a very short period of time片刻;瞬间
as soon as 立刻
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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.
[ S ] the second person or thing to do or be something, or the second person or thing mentioned第二个;第二名
an extra amount of food that is given after the first amount has been eaten添菜;再来的一份食物
[ C ] specialized mathematics the smallest unit used for measuring an angle秒(最小角度单位)
[ C ] a person who takes care of someone who is fighting in a boxing competition or, in the past, in a duel (= organized fight)(拳击比赛或旧时决斗中的)助手
[ U ] also second gear in a vehicle, the gear that combines power with limited speed and is used when increasing or reducing speed(车辆的)二挡
[ 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(英国大学中的)第二等学位
[ C usually singular ] informal → second base (同 second base)
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附议;赞成
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(临时)调任,调派
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