单词 | second |
释义 | second nounvery short moment of time片刻adjective | verb + second | second + verb | second + noun | preposition | phrases adjective➤brief, fleeting, mere, split短暂的一瞬;飞逝的瞬间;仅仅一瞬间;一刹那◆i only saw the man for a split second as he ran past.我只是在那人跑过的时候瞥到了他一眼。◆i swam to the other shore in mere seconds.我片刻间就游到了对岸。➤single一眨眼功夫➤precious珍贵的片刻◆she had wasted a few precious seconds.她浪费了宝贵的几秒钟。➤closing, dying (bre) 即将结束的/即将逝去的片刻◆his goal in the dying seconds of the game secured rangers a 3-2 victory.他在比赛即将结束时进球得分,使流浪者队以 3 比 2 获胜。verb + second➤take需要片刻时间◆this will only take a second.这只需要一小会儿。➤have有点儿时间◆do you have a second, miss white?能占用您一点儿时间吗,怀特小姐?➤hang on, hold on, wait稍等一小会儿◆wait a second-this letter's been sent to me by mistake.等一会儿,这封信误送到我这儿了。➤spend花一点儿时间◆she wanted to spend every second with him.她想时时刻刻跟他在一起。second + verb➤go by, pass, tick by时间推移/消逝/流逝◆the seconds ticked by.时间分分秒秒地流逝。second + noun➤hand秒针preposition➤for a second片刻间◆for a second i thought you were my mother.一时间我还以为你是我母亲呢。◆i hesitated for a second before speaking.开口说话之前我犹豫了一下。➤in a second过一会儿◆i'll be with you in a second.我过一会儿就去找你。➤in seconds, within seconds不一会儿◆within seconds he had disappeared from view.他不一会儿就从视野中消失了。phrases➤a couple of seconds一会儿◆it took a couple of seconds to realize what was going on.过了一会儿才意识到发生了什么事。➤a fraction of a second刹那间◆if he'd reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.如果他当时反应稍慢一丁点儿,就必死无疑了。➤a matter of seconds几秒钟的事儿◆the end of the game is only a matter of seconds away.比赛离结束只有几秒钟了。➤count the seconds读秒◆i was counting the seconds until the bell rang.钟声敲响前我一直在读秒。➤in the final seconds在最后时刻◆the game was lost in the final seconds.在最后时刻输掉了比赛。➤(only) seconds left仅余片刻◆we only have a few seconds left.我们只剩下几秒钟了。◆we were three points behind with only seconds left in the game.我们落后 3 分,而且比赛时间所剩不多了。➤with each passing second, with every passing second分分秒秒◆the room seemed to grow hotter with each passing second.时间一秒一秒地过去,房间似乎也一点儿一点儿热起来了。 ➡ note at measure second1 /sekənd/ verb [transitive] to state officially at a meeting that you support another person's idea, suggestion, etc. so that it can be discussed and/or voted on 赞成;支持;附议◆any proposal must be seconded by two other members. 任何提案须有两名委员附议。 ➡ propose (2) ➡ see note at meeting ▸ seconder noun [countable] second1 /sekənd/ noun (commerce 商业) [countable, usually plural] an item that is sold at a lower price than usual because it is not perfect 残次品◆these shoes are slight seconds. 这些鞋子存在轻微的瑕疵。 second2 /sɪkɒnd; name -kɑːnd/ verb [transitive] (especially bre) (hr 人力资源) (usually be seconded) to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time 临时调派;短期调任◆two of our engineers have been seconded to our factory in china. 我们的两位工程师已被临时派往我们在中国的工厂工作。 ▸ secondment noun [uncountable, countable] ◆mr riba is currently on secondment overseas. 利巴先生目前被临时派驻海外。☞ second☞ second☞ secondsecond [countable] a unit for measuring time. there are 60 seconds in one minute.秒◆she can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.她跑 100 米只需 11 秒多一点。◆the light flashes every 5 seconds.灯光每 5 秒钟闪一次。◆the water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.水的流速约为每秒 1.5 米。ⓘ especially in spoken english a second is also just a very short period of time.尤其在口语中,second 亦可指一会儿、一会儿的工夫◆hang on (= wait) a second while i find my keys.等一下,我找找钥匙。◆i'll be finished with this in a couple of seconds.我马上就能把这活儿做完。note 辨析 minute, moment or second?in many cases you can use any of these words.在许多情况下这三个词可以通用◆wait / hang on / just a minute / moment / second.稍等片刻。 minute is the most frequent in spoken english, but it is more usual to use moment in written english, especially when telling a story. * minute 在口语中最常用; moment 较常用于书面语,尤用于讲故事◆he thought for a minute/second before replying. second [transitive] to state officially at a meeting that you support another person's suggestion so that it can be discussed and/or voted on(会议中)支持,赞成(建议);附议◆any proposal must be seconded by two other members of the committee.任何提案都必须有其他两位委员附议。 ➡ see also propose → propose second¹/ˈsekənd ||; ˈsɛkənd/pronoun det adv noun2nd 第二(个): ◇we are going on holiday in the second week in july. 我们将于七月的第二个星期去度假。◇birmingham is the second largest city in britain after london. 伯明翰是英国仅次于伦敦的第二大城市。◇she poured herself a second cup of coffee. 她替自己倒了第二杯咖啡。◇our team finished second. 我队得到第二名。◇i came second in the competition. 我在比赛中获得亚军。◇queen elizabeth the second 女王伊莉萨白二世◇ the second ofjanuary 一月二日◇january the second 一月二日 second nature (to sb) something that has become a habit or that you can do easily because you have done it so many times 习性;第二天性: ◇with practice, typing becomes second nature. 只要经过练习,打字就成为驾轻就熟的事了。 second thoughts a change of mind or opinion about sth; doubts that you have when you are not sure if you have made the right decision 重新考虑: ◇ on second thoughts, let's go today, not tomorrow. 经过重新考虑后,我想我们今天就去,不要等到明天。◇i'm starting to have second thoughts about accepting their offer. 我正在重新考虑是否接纳他们的提议。 second²/ˈsekənd ||; ˈsɛkənd/noun1. [c] one of the 60 parts into which a minute is divided 秒 2. (informal 非正式sec) [c] a short time 一段短时间: ◇wait a second, please. 请等一等。 3. [u] the second of the four or five speeds (gears) that a car can move forward in 汽车的二档: ◇once the car's moving, put it in second. 汽车开动以后就调到二档。 4. [c] [usu.pl] something that has a small fault and that is sold at a lower price 剔庄货;次货: ◇the clothes are all seconds. 这些衣服全都是剔庄货。 5. [c] (formal 正式)a second (in sth) the second-best result in a british university degree (英国大学的)二等学位: ◇to get an upper/a lower second in physics 获得物理学二等一级╱二级学位 second³/ˈsekənd ||; ˈsɛkənd/verb [t] to support sb's suggestion or idea at a meeting so that it can then be discussed and voted on (会议上)附和(某提议、动议等) second⁴/sɪˈkɒnd ||; ˈsɛkənd/verb [t] second sb (from sth) (to sth) to move sb from his/her job for a fixed period of time to do another job 临时调任: ◇our teacher has been seconded to another school for a year. 我们的老师被临时调派到另一所学校,为期一年。 ➔secondment noun [u] [c]: ◇to be on secondment 在调任中 second• ⇨ a second• ⇨ a second/an instant• ⇨ be first/second etc• ⇨ have second thoughts• ⇨ just a minute/second• ⇨ sb's second language☞ second¹☞ second²☞ second³☞ second⁴ |
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