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second

English → Chinese

noun//ˈsekənd//

(时间) 秒:时间的基本国际单位,等于一分钟的六十分之一

The professional stopwatch recorded that the Olympic runner finished the race in exactly 9.81 seconds.

(Chinese) 专业秒表记录下这位奥运选手正好用时9.81秒完成了比赛。

Please wait just a second while I find the correct keys to open the heavy storage cabinet.

(Chinese) 请等一下,我找找打开那个沉重储物柜的正确钥匙。

adj//ˈsekənd//

(次序) 第二的:在顺序、级别、质量或重要性上排在第一之后、第三之前

This is the second time this week that the main elevator in the apartment building has broken down.

(Chinese) 这是本周公寓大楼的主电梯第二次出故障了。

The vice president is the second highest-ranking official in the executive branch of the government.

(Chinese) 副总统是政府行政部门中级别第二高的官员。

verb//ˈsekənd//

(会议) 附议:在正式会议中支持某项提议,使其可以进入讨论或投票程序

After the chairman proposed the new budget, another board member rose to second the motion.

(Chinese) 主席提议新预算后,另一位董事会成员起身附议该动议。

I would like to second the nomination of Sarah as the new leader of the student council committee.

(Chinese) 我想附议提名莎拉为学生会委员会的新领导人。

Entry ID: en:zh:second · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary