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
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Our office is on the second floor of the building.
我们的办公室在这栋楼的二层。
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This is the second time she has visited the city.
这是她第二次到访这座城市。
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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
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The computer restarted in less than thirty seconds.
这台电脑不到三十秒就重新启动了。
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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。
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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)
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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
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。