second

/ˈsekənd/ num. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

第二;第二个;秒;一秒钟

释义与例句

num. 第二;第二个
coming immediately after the first in order, position, or importance
  1. Our office is on the second floor of the building.
    我们的办公室在这栋楼的二层。
  2. This is the second time she has visited the city.
    这是她第二次到访这座城市。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He won second prize in the photography competition.
    他在摄影比赛中获得了二等奖。
n. 秒;一秒钟
a unit for measuring time equal to one sixtieth of a minute
  1. The computer restarted in less than thirty seconds.
    这台电脑不到三十秒就重新启动了。
  2. She crossed the finish line just two seconds behind the leader.
    她仅落后领先者两秒冲过终点线。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Wait a second while I find my keys.
    稍等一下,我找一下钥匙。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 second 既可表示顺序“第二”,也可作可数时间单位“秒”。英式 the second floor 指三楼,美式则指二楼,跨楼层语境需注意。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • secondly 第二;其次
    副词,常用于列举第二点理由或内容,与 firstly、thirdly 等呼应。
反义词
  • first 第一;第一个
    表示顺序时,first 是“第一”,second 是“第二”。second 作时间单位“秒”时不与 first 构成反义关系。
    She was the first speaker and her brother was the second. 她是第一位发言者,她哥哥是第二位。
常见搭配
  • the second floor 二楼(美式);三楼(英式)
    In this British hotel, the dining room is on the second floor. 在这家英式酒店里,餐厅位于三楼。
  • second prize 二等奖
    Her model of the solar system won second prize. 她制作的太阳系模型获得了二等奖。
  • in a few seconds 几秒钟后;在几秒内
    The lights should come back on in a few seconds. 灯应该几秒钟后就会重新亮起。