second [ 'sekənd] num.第二 a.二等的
second [ 'sekənd] n.秒
second [ 'sekənd] vt.支持
second-hand [ 'sekənd'hænd] n.旧的，第二手的
on second thoughts 经重新考虑后
on second thoughts 经重新考虑，一转念
on second thoughts
经重新考虑，一转念
second 秒, 片刻, 次货, 二等品
second ['sekənd] num.&a.第二(的)
second ['sekənd] n.秒，第二的
被动吸烟 passive smoking; second-hand smoking
二流选手 "scrub, second-rater"
二手房 second-hand house
二板市场; 创业板市场 growth enterprise board; second board; hi-tech board
二进宫 "to enter the palace a second time (people with a past criminal record again commits a crime, and is convicted and put into a correctional institution)"
second job 第二职业
Second-hand Goods Store 旧货店
first (second, third, fourth) period 比赛的第一(第二，第三，第四)节
second half 下半场
ten-second violation 进攻方10秒钟内未带球过中场之违例
three-second violation （篮下）3秒钟之违例
twenty-second timeout 只有20秒钟之暂停
second sight 超人的预见力
FPS（Frames Per Second）：每秒显示帧数。美国的标准NTSC的电视节目的每秒显示帧数为30。不少电脑游戏的显示帧数都超过了这个数字。
Second Person：第二人称视角。即追尾视角，紧随游戏主角的背影。
second-run cinema 二轮影院
second gear 二档
English As A Second Language (ESL)：供母语不是英语的人学习用的英语课程。
on second thoughts 经重新考虑
second stage 第二级
second job 第二职业
second-but-better new-product development strategy 后者居上型新产品开发战略
Auxiliary Medical Service Long Service Medal--Second Clasp
医疗辅助事务长期服务奖章──第二加勋扣
commercial (second) functional constituency 商界（第二）功能界别
commercial (second) subsector 商界（第二）界别分组
industrial (second) functional constituency 工业界（第二）功能界别
industrial (second) subsector 工业界（第二）界别分组
second a motion 和议
second poll 第二次投票
second reading 二读
In the second place, there seem to be too many people without job and not enough job position.
第二方面，失业的人似乎太多而又没有足够的工作岗位。
In the second place, from psychological aspect, the majority of children seem to tend to have an unfavorable attitude toward additional educational activities.
第二，从心理上讲，大部分孩子似乎对额外的学习没有什么好感。
In the second place, many values of traditional technology are out of date and should be replaced by modern science.
第二点，许多传统技术方法已经过时，应被现代科技所取代。
Tourism brings China a lot of benefits. First, it enables the Chinese people to know more about the outside world and promotes friendship and understanding. Second, it is financially beneficial to China, which needs more foreign currencies for its modernization program.
旅游业给中国带来许多好处。首先，它使中国人了解外界，并有助于促进友谊和理解。其次，在经济上也有利于我国，因为中国现代化建设需要大量的外汇。
183 Tourism, however, gives rise to a number of problems. For instance, it becomes a burden to inefficient transportation system.
旅游业也引起许多问题。例如，它增加了我国本来效率不高的运输系统的负担。
Gbps gigabit per second 千兆/秒
on second thoughts
再三考虑
His mark in math is second to none in the class.
他的数学分数在班上是名列前茅的。
She is a second Lei Feng。
她是雷锋式的人物。
第二档
second gear
She is a second Lei Feng.
她是雷锋式的人物。
The word "machine" is stressed on its second syllable. "machine"
这个词第二个音节读重音。
The second statement is not consistent with the first one.
第二份声明与第一份声明不一致。
The Second World War underlined the importance of science and technology.
第二次世界大战突出了科学和技术的重要性。
We expanded our house when we had a second baby.
有了第二个小孩之后，我们把房子扩大了一点。
The story is a contemporary one; it occurs in the second half of the twentieth century.
这是一个发生在当代的故事--故事发生在20世纪下半叶。
Every second counts.
每一秒钟都很重要。
Dayton was substituted for Williams in the second half of the match.
下半场比赛由戴顿代替威廉上场。
He confessed that he had slept through the second half of the film.
他承认电影放到一半后他一直在睡觉。
Their second son is a dwarf.
他们的第二个儿子是个侏儒。
The young man found with regret he couldn’t afford (to buy) a second-hand car with the money he had saved.
那个年轻人遗憾地发现，他攒的钱连一辆旧车也买不起。
They finished first and second respectively.
他们分别获得了第一名和第二名。
This pillar is a monument to all those soldiers who died in the Second World War.
这个石柱是一座献给所有二战阵亡将士的纪念碑。
The second point is that a small energy input into the thermostat (恒温器) can release a large quantity of energy from the boiler.
第二个要点就是往恒温器内输入的一点能量可以从锅炉中释放出大量的能量。
Jackson was the winner for a second successive year.
杰克逊第二年连续获胜。
She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without exerting herself.
她不必费劲就能以13秒的成绩跑完100米。
An illustration of China's dynamism is that a new company is formed in Shanghai every 11 seconds.
一个能说明中国充满活力的例子是，在上海每11秒钟就有一家公司诞生。
You can take the bus and get off at the second stop.
你可以坐公共汽车第二站下。
Go straight ahead and turn left at the second crossing.
一直往前走，在第二个十字路口往左拐。
It's Room 201 on the second floor.
二楼201房间。
He won the first game and I won the second, so now we are even.
他赢了第一局，我赢了第二局，所以我们现在打平。
She came second in the race.
她在比赛中得了第二名。
Her beautiful roses won second prize at the flower show.
她那些美丽的玫瑰在花展上得了二等奖。
Our goods are second to none on the world market.
在国际市场上，我们的商品不亚于任何人。
The train will leave in a second.
列车马上要开了。
请稍等一下。
Hold on, please. *hold on“等待”。
May I speak to Mr. Smith? (请找史密斯先生。)
Hold on, please. (请稍等。)
One moment, please.
Just a moment, please.
Hold the line, please.
Just a second, please.
8月13日。
It's August thirteenth. *表示日期的时候在数字后面加th。但是1号、2号、3号分别是first、second、third。
It's the thirteenth of August.
我上一年级。
I'm a freshman. *在美国的高中和大学1年级是freshman,2年级是sophomore，3年级是junior，4年级是senior。在美国没有初中的情况很多。在小学用I'm in first grade.表示1年级，I'm in second grade.表示2年级。
Can I have a second-class one way ticket to Chicago,please?
请给我一张去芝加哥的单程二等票好吗？
As far as English is concerned, he is second to none.
就英语来说，没有人能够比得上他。
I'm still trying to get to second base with you.
我仍旧试着想和你发展到‘第二阶段’。（在美国，first base 指拉手，接吻，second base 指抚摩等，third base 指做爱）
A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是第二天性。
Habit is second nature.
习惯成自然。
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。
Second thoughts are best.
三思而行，再思可也。
Use is a second nature.
习惯成自然。
Pascal cubic metres per second 帕立方米每秒（Pa?m3/s ）
Second critical angle 第二临界角
A Excuse me, do you know where the Novotel Peace Hotel is?
A 劳驾，你知道诺富特和平饭店在哪里吗？
B Yes, it’s that way.
B 是的，在那个方向。
A Straight ahead?
A 一直走吗？
B Go straight ahead at first – go down Wangfujing Street and take the second right.
B 先直走——沿着王府井大街向前走，然后在第二个路口右拐。
A And the hotel is there?
A 然后就到了饭店？
B Yes, take the second right and you’ll see the hotel about 200 metres away on your left.
B 是的，在第二个路口右拐，你就会看到那家饭店在你左侧前方大约200米处。
A This is an amazing shop. It sells everything!
A 这是一家迷人的商店。这里应有尽有！
B Yes, it's my favourite department store.
I want to get some toothpaste and some shaving cream while I'm here.
B 是的，这是我最喜欢的百货商店。我想趁我在这里买牙膏和剃须液。
A And I want to look at the shoe department. And then can we go to a bookshop and a sports shop?
A 我想看看鞋子商场。然后我们能去书店和体育用品店吗？
B Sure. I'll meet you in the shoe department.
B 当然。我和你在鞋子商场碰面。.
A Do you know where it is?
A 你知道它在哪里吗？
B Yes, it's on the second floor.
B 知道，在二楼。
A What a match! That was an incredible game.
A 多么精彩的比赛！这是一场令人难以置信的比赛。
B Yes, it was amazing. At least I thought the first half was amazing.
B 是的，令人惊叹。至少我认为上半场非常精彩。
A Did you see that last goal? What a header!
A 你看到最后的进球了吗？多么漂亮的头球攻门！
B Maybe it was a bit lucky. The second half wasn’t so good.
B 也许有点幸运。下半场就没有那么好。
A I thought the match was really exciting.
A 我认为比赛非常精彩。
B Yes, it was good.
B 是的，很不错。
A Do you know a good shop for watches? I’d like to but a new watch.
A 你知道卖表的商店吗？我想买只新表。
B Yes. In fact, there’s one very near your hotel.
B 是的，知道。事实上，在你所住的旅馆附近就有一家。
A Is there? That would be really convenient. Where exactly?
A 有吗？那可太方便了。具体在哪里？
B In the shopping mall opposite the hotel. Straight across the road.
B 在旅馆对面的购物中心里。穿过马路就是。
A Do you know which floor?
A 你知道在几楼吗？
B It’s on the second or third floor. I can’t remember exactly, but you’ll find it easily.
B 在二楼或者三楼。我记不太清楚了，但是你很容易就能找到。
A I’m going to Guangzhou for a business trip, but I’ll be back in Beijing pretty soon.
A 我要去广州出差，但是我很快就回北京来。
B How long will you be away?
B 你将离开多久？
A About ten or eleven days. Less than two weeks.
A 大约10天或者11天。不到两个星期。
B So when are you going exactly?
B 那你具体哪天走？
A I’m leaving on the 12th and I’m back on the 22nd.
A 我12日走，22日回来。
B The twenty-second - that’s a Sunday, isn’t it? I could pick you up at the airport.
B 22日——那是一个星期天，不是吗？我可以到机场去接你。
Remember the way of using numbers, especially for dates, eg: 22nd / twenty-second / 22nd / twenty-second.
记住使用数字的方法，尤其是和日期有关的时候。例如22nd / twenty-second / 22nd /22日。
Good morning. I wonder if you could help me?
早上好。请问你能帮忙吗？
Certainly, sir. What can I do for you?
当然，先生。我能为您做什么？
I need to send a fax and use the internet.
我需要发一份传真，还要使用互联网。
Sorry, sir. Would you repeat that?
对不起，先生。您能再重复一遍吗？
Yes. I need to send a fax and use the internet.
好。我需要发一份传真，还要使用互联网。
Ah – you can do that in our Business Centre. It’s on the second floor.
啊。你可以到商务中心去。商务中心在二楼。
Turn first right at the traffic lights.
第一个红绿灯处右转。
Turn second left after the hotel.
路过宾馆后第二个路口左转。
Turn second right after the bank.
经过银行后，第二个路口右转。
Go straight ahead.
一直走。
The coffee shop is on the first floor.
咖啡店就在第一层。
The business centre is on the second floor of the hotel.
商务中心在宾馆的第二层。
The Cantonese restaurant is on the third floor.
粤式风味餐厅在第三层。
There’s a great view from the top floor of the hotel.
从宾馆顶层往出去的风景美极了。
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort;second, more effort;third, still
more effort.
Thomas Hardy, British poet and novelist
可以说成功要靠三件事才能赢得：努力、努力、再努力。
英国诗人、小说家哈代.T.
A friend is , as it were, a second self.
Cicero, Ancient Roman statesman
可以说，朋友是另一个自我。
古罗马政治家西塞罗
In war, there is no second prize for the runner-up.
Omar Bradley, Aerican general
在战争中，第二名是没有奖的。
美国将军布拉德利O.
Wherever in the world a people knows desperate want, there must appear at least the spark of hope, the hope of progress--or there will surely rise at last the flames of conflict.
Dwight Eisenhower,Commander in chief of the Allied forces in the second World War
任何地方，一个民族只要知道自己迫切需要什么，那里就会出现希望的火花，出现进步的希望，换句话说，最后必定会燃起抗争的火焰。
第二次世界大战中盟军最高司令艾森豪威尔，D.
Who's the second?下一位是谁？
@@@ 首先, 初始
above all 首先; 最重要的是
ahead of 领先; 在...前面
at first 起先
at the outset 最初, 开始
begin with 以...开始; 首先
first and foremost 首要地, 首先
first of all 首先, 第一
for one thing 首先; 一则(用以引出某事的理由)
in the first place 最初; 首先
second to none 首屈一指
lead off 开始, 开头; 率先
second sight 超人的预见力
It isn't always best to be in a rush. for while it is true that the early bird gets the worm, it's also a fact That the second mouse gets the cheese.
不用总赶急，早起的鸟有虫吃不假，第二支老鼠吃到奶酪也真。
You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.
得到好的第一印象的机会就一次。
be second to 次于
please despatch the first set of documents including three copies of commercial invoices direct to us by registered airmail and the second set by following airmail
请将包括3份商业发票在内的第一套单据用挂号航邮经寄我行，第二套单据在下一次航邮寄出
A: The Nine Dragons Restaurant is on the third floor.
A: 九龙饭店在三楼。
B: Thank you. And the Coffee Bar?
B: 谢谢你！那咖啡厅呢？
A: It’s on the second floor.
A: 在二楼。
When you use numbers as an adjective, they change: one / one becomes first / first; two / two becomes second / second; three / three becomes third / third.
当你把数字用作形容词时，它们就发生了变化。one /一变成了 first / 第一; two / 二变成了 second / 第二; three / 三变成了 third / 第三。
When we describe which floor something is on, we say: . . . on the third floor / . . . on the third floor; . . . on the second floor / . . on the second floor.
当我们描述某处在几楼时，我们说：on the third floor / . . . 在三楼; . . . on the second floor / . . 在二楼。
That’s on the second floor. 在二楼。
A: Can you help me, please?
A: 你能帮我个忙吗？
B: Yes, certainly.
B: 当然可以。
A: Where is the Business Centre in the hotel?
A: 旅馆的商务中心在哪里？
B: It’s on the second floor.
B: 在二楼。
Remember, to describe which floor something is on, you say: . . on the second floor / . . on the second floor; . . on the fourth floor / . . on the fourth floor. We will have our meeting in an office on the fourth floor. / We have our meeting in an office on the fourth floor.
记住，要问某物在几楼，说：. . on the second floor / . . 在二楼; . . on the fourth floor / . . 在四楼. We will have our meeting in an office on the fourth floor. /我们在四楼办公室开会。
It’s on the second floor. 在二楼。
A: Good morning. I wonder if you could help me.
A: 早上好。请问你能帮忙吗？
B: Certainly, sir. What can I do for you?
B: 当然，先生。我能为您做什么？
A: I need to send a fax and use the internet.
A: 我需要发一份传真，还要使用互联网。
B: Sorry, sir. Would you repeat that?
B: 对不起，先生。您能再重复一遍吗？
A: Yes. I need to send a fax and use the internet.
A: 好。我需要发一份传真，还要使用互联网。
B: You can do that in our Business Centre. It’s on the second floor.
B: 你可以到商务中心去。商务中心在二楼。
A: Thanks. Is it open now?
A: 谢谢。商务中心现在开门吗？
B: Yes, it is.
B: 是的，开门。
It’s on the second floor.
它在二楼。
表姑 [biǎo gū] /second cousin/
表叔 [biǎo shū] /second cousin/
表侄 [biǎo zhí] /second cousin/
伯仲叔季 [bó zhòng shū jì] /eldest/second/third and youngest of brothers/order of seniority among brothers/
次 [cì] /nth/number (of times)/order/sequence/next/second(ary)/(measure word)/
第二 [dì èr] /number two/secondly/second/
第二次 [dì èr cì] /second/second time/
第二轮 [dì èr lún] /second round (of match, or election)/
第二位 [dì èr wèi] /second place/
二次 [èr cì] /second (i.e., number two)/second time/twice/(math.) quadratic (of degree two)/
二轮 [èr lún] /second round (of a match or election)/
二月 [èr yuè] /February/second month/
二战 [èr zhàn] /second world war/WWII/
反切 [fǎn qiè] /traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used, the first one for the onset, the second one for rime and tone/
估 [gù] /old/second-hand (clothes)/
仅次于 [jǐn cì yú] /second only to.../(in second place) preceded only by.../
老二 [lǎo èr] /the second child or brother (or sister)/
秒 [miǎo] /(a measure word)/second/
下 [xià] /under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter/
亚 [yà] /Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior/
亚军 [yà jūn] /second place (in a sports contest)/runner-up/
再 [zài] /again/once more/re-/second/another/
争分夺秒 [zhēng fēn duó miǎo] /race against time/make every second count/
从 [zòng] /second cousin/
When the United States built its industrials infrastructure, it didn't have the capital to do so.
And that is why America's Second Wave infrastructure — including roads, harbors, highways, ports and so on — were built with foreign investment.
当初美国建设自己的工业基础设施时，缺乏必要的资金，因此美国的第二次浪潮基础设施——包括公路、港口，高速公路、港口城市等等——都是用国外资金建造的。
The English, the Germans, the Dutch and the French were investing in Britain's former colony.
英国人、德国人、荷兰人和法国人都在前英国殖民地投资。
They financed them. Immigrant Americans built them.
他们提供资金，美洲移民建造。
Guess who owns them now? The Americans.
想想看，现在谁拥有这一切？美国人。
A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may become a driving force.
一段长时间并且不费力而成功的历史可能成为一种可怕的不利因素，但若处理得当，这种不利因素也有可能转化为一种积极的推动力。
When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any competitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world's best, its workers the most skilled.
二战结束后，美国恰好进入了这样的一个辉煌时期，当时，它拥有比任何竞争者大8倍的市场，这使其工业经济具有前所未有的规模经济。美国的科学家是世上最优秀的，它的工人是最富于技术的。
Two other explanations are more speculative.
其他两种解释带有很大的猜测性。
First, some of the business restructuring of recent years may have been ineptly done.
一种解释是近年来所进行的公司重组也许并未奏效。
Second, even if it was well done, it may have spread much less widely than people suppose.
另一种则说，即使有所成效，效果也不像人们所设想的那样广泛。
Many an old firm was replaced by a limited liability company with a bureaucracy of salaried managers.
许多旧式公司被责任有限公司所取代，由领薪经理构成其管理机构。
The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders.
这种变革通过聘用大量专业人员来适应新时代的技术要求，并防止了效率的降低，而在过去这种低效率使得许多旧式家族企业在精力充沛的创业者之后的第二、三代手中破产倒闭。
It was moreover a step away from individual initiative, towards collectivism and municipal and state-owned business.
而且这也是公司摆脱个体创造，走向集体化和市营、国营迈出的一步。
Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!"
过分地热衷于获胜会产生危险的后果：记住，第一位跑马拉松的费迪皮迪兹在说完“欢呼吧，我们赢了”之后几秒便倒地而死。
"First, we need to understand how the normal cell controls itself. Second, we have to determine whether there are a limited number of genes in cells which are always responsible for at least part of the trouble. If we can understand how cancer works, we can counteract its action."
“首先，我们需要了解正常细胞如何控制自己。其次，我们必须查明细胞中是否有一定数量的基因对至少部分麻烦总是负有责任。如果我们能弄清癌症的活动规律，我们就能采取相应的措施。”
{adj: Jurassic} of or relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era
{adj: alternate} every second one of a series
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
"jam every other day"- the White Queen
{adj: alto} (of a musical instrument) second highest member of a group
"alto clarinet or recorder"
{adj: beta} second in order of importance
"the candidate, considered a beta male, was perceived to be unable to lead his party to victory"
{adj: biennial, biyearly} occurring every second year
"they met at biennial conventions"
{adj: bigamous} of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
{adj: clairvoyant, precognitive, second-sighted} foreseeing the future
{adj: commissioned} (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above
<-> noncommissioned
{adj: conjunct} progressing melodically by intervals of a second
"conjunct motion of an ascending scale"
<-> disjunct
{adj: disjunct} progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second
<-> conjunct
{adj: first} highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
"first soprano"
"the first violin section"
"played first horn"
<-> second
{adj: forty-second, 42nd} the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order
{adj: heterodactyl} (of bird feet) having the first and second toes directed backward the third and fourth forward
<-> zygodactyl
{adj: latter} referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
"in the latter case"
<-> former
{adj: mediocre, second-rate} moderate to inferior in quality
"they improved the quality from mediocre to above average"
{adj: nonsyllabic, unsyllabic} not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)
"the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"
"the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"
<-> syllabic
{adj: one-to-one} used of relations such that each member of one set is associated with one member of a second set
{adj: out, retired} not allowed to continue to bat or run
"he was tagged out at second on a close play"
"he fanned out"
<-> safe
{adj: paleolithic, palaeolithic} of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)
"paleolithic artifacts"
{adj: quadratic} of or relating to the second power
"quadratic equation"
{adj: second, 2nd, 2d} coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
{adj: second-best} next to the best
"his second-best bed"
{adj: second-class} of inferior status or quality
"a second-class citizen"
"second-class accommodations"
{adj: second-string, substitute} being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team
{adj: secondary} being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
"the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"
"a secondary source"
"a secondary issue"
"secondary streams"
<-> primary
{adj: second} a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
"second flute"
"the second violins"
<-> first
{adj: second} coming next after first
"a second chance"
"the second vice president"
{adj: second} having the second highest gear ratio
"second gear"
{adj: sophomore, second-year} used of the second year in United States high school or college
"the sophomore class"
"his sophomore year"
{adj: third, 3rd, tertiary} coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position
{adj: third-rate} of lesser quality than second-rate
{adj: thirty-second, 32nd} the ordinal number of thirty-two in counting order
{adj: twenty-second, 22nd} coming next after the twenty-first in position
{adj: twenty-third, 23rd} coming next after the twenty-second in position
{adj: unaccented, light, weak} used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress
"a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"
"a weak stress on the second syllable"
{adj: unstuck} free
"a man with a mule got my car unstuck"
"the gears locked in second and would not come unstuck"
<-> stuck
{adj: unweaned} not weaned
"some children remain unweaned until their second or third birthdays"
<-> weaned
{adj: zygodactyl} (of bird feet) having the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third forward
<-> heterodactyl
{adv: aboard, on base} on first or second or third base
"Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard"
{adv: deservedly} as deserved
"he chalked up two goals which deservedly gave Bolton their second victory of the season"
<-> undeservedly
{adv: however} by contrast; on the other hand
"the first part was easy; the second, however, took hours"
{adv: laterally} to or by or from the side
"such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
{adv: second class} by second class conveyance
"we traveled second class"
{adv: second hand} from a source of previously owned goods
"I prefer to buy second hand"
{adv: second, secondly} in the second place
"second, we must consider the economy"
{adv: second-best} in second place
"he came off second-best"
{adv: worse} (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
"he did worse on the second exam"
{n: Adventism, Second Adventism} any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
{n: Adventist, Second Adventist} a member of Christian denomination that expects the imminent advent of Christ
{n: Africa} the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
{n: Algol} second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary
{n: Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil} brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
{n: Antichrist} (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ
{n: Argentina, Argentine Republic} a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
{n: Arnold of Brescia} Italian theologian who censured the worldly possessions of monks and the temporal power of bishops and was condemned for dogmatic errors by the Second Lateran Council (early 12th century)
{n: Baisakh, Vaisakha} the second month of the Hindu calendar
{n: Basra, Basia} the second largest city in Iraq; an oil port in southern Iraq
{n: Beta Centauri} the second brightest star in Centaurus
{n: Beta Crucis} the second brightest star in the Southern Cross
{n: Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis} the second brightest star in Orion
{n: Boer War} either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
{n: Boleyn, Anne Boleyn} the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I; was executed on a charge of adultery (1507-1536)
{n: British Imperial System, English system, British system} a system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint
{n: Brumaire} second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
{n: Byblos} an ancient Mediterranean seaport that was a thriving city state in Phoenicia during the second millennium BC; was the chief port for the export of papyrus; located in Lebanon north of Beirut; now partially excavated
{n: Cabin class, second class} accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
{n: Callisto} the second largest of Jupiter's satellites
{n: Canopus} supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky
{n: Castor, Alpha Geminorum} a multiple star with 6 components; second brightest in Gemini; close to Pollux
{n: Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople} the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed
{n: Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople} the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic
{n: Corinth, Korinthos} the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
{n: Coriolis force} (physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton's second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced
{n: Cynoscephalae, battle of Cynoscephalae} the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece
{n: Declaration of Independence} the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
{n: Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy} the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
{n: Exodus, Book of Exodus} the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
{n: Franco-Prussian War} a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871
{n: Gemara} the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna
{n: Goteborg, Goeteborg, Gothenburg} a port in southwestern Sweden; second largest city in Sweden
{n: Grey, Charles Grey, Second Earl Grey} Englishman who as Prime Minister implemented social reforms including the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire (1764-1845)
{n: Hannibal} general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
{n: Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim} a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
{n: Heshvan} the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
{n: Hipparchus} Greek astronomer and mathematician who discovered the precession of the equinoxes and made the first known star chart and is said to have invented trigonometry (second century BC)
{n: Hohenzollern empire, Second Reich} the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919)
{n: Hokkaido, Ezo, Yezo} the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; north of Honshu
{n: II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles} the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
{n: II Kings, 2 Kings} the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
{n: II Samuel, 2 Samuel} the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
{n: India, Republic of India, Bharat} a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
{n: Ionic order, Ionian order} the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
{n: Isaac} (Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
{n: Iyar, Iyyar} the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
{n: John XXIII, Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli} Italian pope from 1958 to 1963 who convoked the Second Vatican Council (1881-1963)
{n: Kepler's second law, law of areas, law of equal areas} a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times
"Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"
{n: Lake Onega, Onega} lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe
{n: Lake Powell} the second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River
{n: Laver, Rod Laver, Rodney George Laver} Australian tennis player who in 1962 was the second man to win the Australian and French and English and United States singles titles in the same year; in 1969 he repeated this feat (born in 1938)
{n: Los Angeles, City of the Angels} a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States
{n: Louis VII} king of France who led the unsuccessful Second Crusade and fought frequent wars with Henry II of England (1120-1180)
{n: Lyons, Second Council of Lyons} the council in 1274 that effected a temporary reunion of the Greek Orthodox with the Roman Catholic church
{n: MIPS, million instructions per second} (computer science) a unit for measuring the execution speed of a computer's CPU (but not the whole system)
"4 MIPS is 4,000,000 instructions per second"
{n: Mark, Saint Mark, St. Mark} Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel
{n: Maui, Maui Island} the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands
{n: Maxwell's demon} an imaginary creature that controls a small hole in a partition that divides a chamber filled with gas into two parts and allows fast molecules to move in one direction and slow molecules to move in the other direction through the hole; this would result in one part of the container becoming warmer and the other cooler, thus decreasing entropy and violating the second law of thermodynamics
{n: Medina, Al Madinah} a city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam
{n: Metaurus River} a battle during the second Punic War (207 BC); Hannibal's brother Hasdrubal was defeated by the Romans which ended Hannibal's hopes for success in Italy
{n: Mindanao} the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic
{n: Monday, Mon} the second day of the week; the first working day
{n: Mother's Day} second Sunday in May
{n: Nagasaki} a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb
{n: Nemean Games} the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad
{n: New Testament} the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible
{n: Nicaea, Second Council of Nicaea} the seventh ecumenical council in 787 which refuted iconoclasm and regulated the veneration of holy images
{n: North, Frederick North, Second Earl of Guilford} British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
{n: Paleolithic Age, Paleolithic, Palaeolithic} second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
{n: Pallas} a large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered
{n: Passion Sunday} second Sunday before Easter
{n: Pitt, William Pitt, Second Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Younger} English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)
{n: Planck's constant, h} the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second
{n: Polaroid camera, Polaroid Land camera} a camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds
{n: Ponce de Leon, Juan Ponce de Leon} Spanish explorer who accompanied Columbus on his second trip in 1493; in 1513 he discovered Florida while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth (1460-1521)
{n: Prophets, Nebiim} the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
{n: Pusan} a city in southeastern South Korea on the Korean Strait; the chief port and second largest city
{n: Rachel} (Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
{n: Rockingham, Second Marquis of Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth} English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
{n: Rutledge, John Rutledge} United States jurist and second chief justice of the United States Supreme Court; he was appointed by George Washington and briefly served as chief justice but was ultimately rejected by the United States Senate (1739-1800)
{n: SALT II} the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
{n: Safar, Saphar} the second month of the Islamic calendar
{n: Scipio, Scipio Africanus, Scipio Africanus Major, Publius Cornelius Scipio, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major, Scipio the Elder} Roman general who commanded the invasion of Carthage in the second Punic War and defeated Hannibal at Zama (circa 237-183 BC)
{n: Second Coming, Second Coming of Christ, Second Advent, Advent, Parousia} (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
{n: Second Crusade} a Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187
{n: Second Empire} the imperial government of Napoleon III in France from 1852-1870
{n: Second Epistel of John, II John} the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
{n: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy, Second Epistle to Timothy, II Timothy} a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
{n: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Corinthians, II Corinthians} a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
{n: Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, II Thessalonians} a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to the Thessalonians
{n: Second Epistle of Peter, II Peter} the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
{n: Second Lateran Council} the second council of the Western Church in 1139 which put an end to the dogmatic errors of Arnold of Brescia
{n: Second Vatican Council, Vatican II} the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms
{n: Sfax, Safaqis} the second largest city in Tunisia; located in eastern Tunisia near a phosphate region
{n: Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing} a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
{n: Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing} the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory
{n: Sinornis} sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
{n: Son, Word, Logos} the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
{n: Systeme International d'Unites, Systeme International, SI system, SI, International System of Units, International System} a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela)
"Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
{n: Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bull} the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20
{n: Temple of Jerusalem, Temple of Solomon} any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall
{n: Texas, Lone-Star State, TX} the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
{n: Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Day} fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
{n: Thessaloniki, Salonika, Salonica, Thessalonica} a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece
{n: Tuesday, Tues} the third day of the week; the second working day
{n: United States Customary System} the system of weights and measures based on the foot and pound and second and pint that dates back to colonial America but differs in some respects from the British Imperial System; today in the United States this system exists side by side with the SI system
{n: Valparaiso} the chief port and second largest city of Chile; located on a wide harbor in central Chile
{n: Venus} the second nearest planet to the sun; visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'
"before it was known that they were the same object the evening star was called Venus and the morning star was called Lucifer"
{n: Walker, John Walker} New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
{n: West, Benjamin West} English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
{n: William II, William Rufus} the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100)
{n: World War II, World War 2, Second World War} a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
{n: Ypres, battle of Ypres, second battle of Ypres} battle in World War I (1915); Germans wanted to try chlorine (a toxic yellow gas) as a weapon and succeeded in taking considerable territory from the Allied salient
{n: Zama, battle of Zama} the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War
{n: admission, admittance} the act of admitting someone to enter
"the surgery was performed on his second admission to the clinic"
{n: alternating current, AC} an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally
"In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"
<-> direct current
{n: alto} (of a musical instrument) the second highest instrument in a family of musical instruments
{n: anal stage, anal phase} (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
{n: anamnestic response, anamnestic reaction} renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen
{n: antistrophe} the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem
{n: attosecond} one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond
{n: backstairs} a second staircase at the rear of a building
{n: bandwidth} a data transmission rate; the maximum amount of information (bits/second) that can be transmitted along a channel
{n: bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number} an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
{n: baritone, baritone horn} the second lowest brass wind instrument
{n: baritone, baritone voice} the second lowest adult male singing voice
{n: baud, baud rate} (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits/second) for modems
{n: beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M.} the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds
{n: beta test} (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization
{n: biennial} a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
{n: bits per second, bps} (computer science) the rate at which data is transferred (as by a modem)
{n: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute} a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)
"if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
{n: blood pressure} the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the heart; sometimes measured for a quick evaluation of a person's health
"adult blood pressure is considered normal at 120/80 where the first number is the systolic pressure and the second is the diastolic pressure"
{n: bobble} the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball
"the second baseman made a bobble but still had time to throw the runner out"
{n: bottom, bottom of the inning} the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat
<-> top
{n: break, break of serve} (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving
"he was up two breaks in the second set"
{n: brocket} male red deer in its second year
{n: cat and mouse, cat and rat} a game for children in which the players form a circle and join hands; they raise their hands to let a player inside the circle or lower their hands to bar a second player who is chasing the first
{n: cgs, cgs system} system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
{n: cherub} an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
{n: chiasmus} inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
{n: clairvoyance, second sight, extrasensory perception, E.S.P., ESP} apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses
{n: coating, coat} a thin layer covering something
"a second coat of paint"
{n: complement fixation} an immune response in which an antigen-antibody combination inactivates a complement (so it is unavailable to participate in a second antigen-antibody combination)
{n: consolation, solace, solacement} the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
"second place was no consolation to him"
{n: coordinated universal time, UTC} Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
{n: correlation table} a two-way tabulation of the relations between correlates; row headings are the scores on one variable and column headings are the scores on the second variables and a cell shows how many times the score on that row was associated with the score in that column
{n: coulomb, C, ampere-second} a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second
{n: counter conditioning} conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus
"counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy"
{n: countersignature, countersign} a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed
{n: curie, Ci} a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
{n: degree} the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
"murder in the second degree"
"a second degree burn"
{n: dotage, second childhood, senility} mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
{n: double dribble} an illegal dribble in basketball (the player uses both hands to dribble or the player starts to dribble a second time after coming to a stop)
{n: double reverse} (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse
{n: double, two-base hit, two-bagger, two-baser} a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
"he hit a double to deep centerfield"
{n: duel, affaire d'honneur} a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor
{n: entrepot, transshipment center} a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
"Bahrain has been an entrepot of trade between Arabia and India since the second millennium BC"
{n: escape} a means or way of escaping
"hard work was his escape from worry"
"they installed a second hatch as an escape"
"their escape route"
{n: ethernet} a type of networking technology for local area networks; coaxial cable carries radio frequency signals between computers at a rate of 10 megabits per second
{n: exacta, perfecta} a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
{n: executive officer} the officer second in command
{n: extension, filename extension, file name extension} a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename
"most applications provide extensions for the files they create"
"most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS"
{n: femtosecond} one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond
{n: flip-flop, thong} a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
{n: floating-point operation, flop} an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
"this computer can perform a million flops per second"
{n: follow-on} an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings
{n: force out, force-out, force play, force} a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
"the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
{n: four-stroke engine, four-stroke internal-combustion engine} an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke
{n: frequency, frequence, oftenness} the number of occurrences within a given time period
"the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
"the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
{n: fuel-air explosive, FAE} a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
{n: gal} a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)
{n: genus Ichthyostega} second earliest fossil amphibian ever found; of the Devonian; found in Greenland
{n: gigahertz, GHz, gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc} 1,000,000,000 periods per second
{n: grey birch, gray birch, American grey birch, American gray birch, Betula populifolia} medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree
{n: halftime} an intermission between the first and second half of a game
{n: henry, H} a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
{n: hertz, Hz, cycle per second, cycles/second, cps, cycle} the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second
{n: heterodactyl foot} having the first and second toes of each foot directed backward and the third and fourth forward
<-> zygodactyl foot
{n: hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin} crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
{n: honeycomb tripe} lining of the reticulum (or second stomach) of a ruminant used as food
{n: hypercoaster} a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets
{n: inertial mass} (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity
{n: irregular, second} merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
{n: joule, J, watt second} a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
{n: kilohertz, kHz, kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc} one thousand periods per second
{n: latter} the second of two or the second mentioned of two
"Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today"
<-> former
{n: leap second} a second (as measured by an atomic clock) added to or subtracted from Greenwich Mean Time in order to compensate for slowing in the Earth's rotation
{n: light second} the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second; approximately 300,000 kilometers
{n: lightning} the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
{n: main deck, second deck} the uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a large vessel
{n: marriage, married couple, man and wife} two people who are married to each other
"his second marriage was happier than the first"
"a married couple without love"
{n: megaflop, MFLOP, million floating point operations per second} (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
{n: megahertz, MHz, megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc} one million periods per second
{n: metaphase} the second stage of meiosis
{n: metaphase} the second stage of mitosis
{n: metric system} a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second
{n: metric unit, metric} a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds)
"convert all the measurements to metric units"
"it is easier to work in metric"
{n: metrification, metrication} the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
{n: microsecond} one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
{n: middle finger} the second finger; between the index finger and the ring finger
{n: millisecond, msec} one thousandth (10^-3) of a second
{n: minute, min} a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
{n: moment, minute, second, bit} an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"
"it only takes a minute"
"in just a bit"
{n: moment, minute, second, instant} a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
{n: moonlighter} a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)
{n: movement} a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata
"the second movement is slow and melodic"
{n: nanosecond} one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
{n: narration} (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
{n: number cruncher} a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second
{n: one-and-one} a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot
{n: one-thirty-second, thirty-second, thirty-second part} one part in thirty-two equal parts
{n: operation} (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
"it can perform millions of operations per second"
{n: optic nerve, nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract} the cranial nerve that serves the retina
{n: output, yield, production} the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time)
"production was up in the second quarter"
{n: parsec, secpar} a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
{n: pass} a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
"the plane turned to make a second pass"
{n: picosecond} one trillionth (10^-12) of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond
{n: place bet} a bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second
{n: place, position} an item on a list or in a sequence
"in the second place"
"moved from third to fifth position"
{n: poise} a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
{n: power} (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second)
{n: predicate} (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
"`Socrates is a man' predicates manhood of Socrates"
{n: pricket} male deer in his second year
{n: prime} the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.
{n: quadratic, quadratic polynomial} a polynomial of the second degree
{n: quadric, quadric surface} a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree
{n: rajanya} the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category
{n: re, ray} the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
{n: reconsideration, second thought, afterthought, rethink} thinking again about a choice previously made
"he had second thoughts about his purchase"
{n: recount} an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
{n: reevaluation} the evaluation of something a second time (or more)
{n: reincarnation, rebirth, renascence} a second or new birth
{n: relay, electrical relay} electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
{n: remise} (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
{n: reticulum, second stomach} the second compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
{n: reversion} a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
{n: right ascension, RA, celestial longitude} (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere
"one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
{n: rising trot} the rider rises from the saddle every second stride
<-> sitting trot
{n: rondeau, rondel} a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas
{n: roulette, line roulette} a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
{n: round, round of drinks} a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
"he ordered a second round"
{n: runner-up, second best} the competitor who finishes second
{n: rutherford} a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second
{n: salat, salaat, salah, salaah} the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca
{n: salutatorian, salutatory speaker} a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises
{n: scalenus, scalene muscle, musculus scalenus} any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing
{n: second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery} rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats
{n: second base, second} the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
{n: second baseman, second sacker} (baseball) the person who plays second base
{n: second base} the base that must be touched second by a base runner in baseball
{n: second class} not the highest quality in a classification
{n: second class} not the highest rank in a classification
{n: second cousin} a child of a first cousin
{n: second estate, lords temporal} the second estate of the realm: the nobility (especially British nobility) of the rank of duke or marquess or earl or viscount or baron
{n: second fiddle, second banana} someone who serves in a subordinate capacity or plays a secondary role
{n: second fiddle} a secondary role or function
"he hated to play second fiddle to anyone"
{n: second gear, second} the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
"he had to shift down into second to make the hill"
{n: second growth} a second growth of trees covering an area where the original stand was destroyed by fire or cutting
{n: second half, last half} the second of two halves of play
{n: second hand} an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'
"he could learn at second hand from books"
{n: second hand} hand marking seconds on a timepiece
{n: second joint, thigh} the upper joint of the leg of a fowl
{n: second law of motion, Newton's second law of motion, Newton's second law} the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
{n: second law of thermodynamics} a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy
{n: second lieutenant} a commissioned officer in the army or air force or marine corps holding the lowest rank
{n: second moment} the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from the point of origin
{n: second mortgage} a mortgage that is subordinate to a first mortgage
{n: second nature} acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate
{n: second period} the second period of play in a game
{n: second person} pronouns and verbs used to refer to the person addressed by the language in which they occur
{n: second reading} the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US)
{n: second string} a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game
{n: second trimester} time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation
{n: second wind} renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking
"She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"
"the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
{n: second wind} the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
{n: second, arcsecond} a 60th part of a minute of arc
"the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here"
{n: second, sec, s} 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
{n: second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement} a speech seconding a motion
"do I hear a second?"
{n: second-degree burn} burn causing blisters on the skin and superficial destruction of the dermis
{n: second-hand speech} overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)
{n: second-in-command} someone who relieves a commander
{n: second-place finish, runner-up finish} a finish in second place (as in a race)
{n: second-rater, mediocrity} a person of second-rate ability or value
"a team of aging second-raters"
"shone among the mediocrities who surrounded him"
{n: secondary syphilis} the second stage; characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane
{n: secondo} the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)
{n: second} following the first in an ordering or series
"he came in a close second"
{n: second} the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
{n: secretory phase, luteal phase} the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
{n: secundigravida, gravida II} a woman who is pregnant for the second time
{n: shortstop, short} the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
{n: silver age} (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
{n: silver medal, silver} a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
{n: sophomore class} the second class in a four-year college or high school
{n: sophomore, soph} a second-year undergraduate
{n: speed of light, light speed, c} the speed at which light travels in a vacuum; the constancy and universality of the speed of light is recognized by defining it to be exactly 299,792,458 meters per second
{n: square, second power} the product of two equal terms
"nine is the second power of three"
"gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance"
{n: stage, leg} a section or portion of a journey or course
"then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
{n: straight man, second banana} a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian
{n: stringer} a member of a squad on a team
"a first stringer"
"a second stringer"
{n: study, work} applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
"mastering a second language requires a lot of work"
"no schools offer graduate study in interior design"
{n: stumblebum, palooka} a second-rate prize fighter
{n: subclinical absence} transient impairment of cortical function demonstrable only by 3-per-second brainwave spikes
{n: substitute, reserve, second-stringer} an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
{n: superfetation} fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time
"superfetation is normal in some animal species"
{n: supertonic} (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
{n: sweep hand, sweep-second} a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes
{n: teraflop, trillion floating point operations per second} (computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system
{n: terahertz, THz} one trillion periods per second
{n: third} following the second position in an ordering or series
"a distant third"
"he answered the first question willingly, the second reluctantly, and the third with resentment"
{n: thirty-second note, demisemiquaver} a musical note having the time value of a thirty-second of a whole note
{n: three-day event} an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping
{n: thriftshop, second-hand store} a shop that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices
{n: throw} the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
"the catcher made a good throw to second base"
{n: time exposure} exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)
{n: titration} a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can them be calculated
{n: track record} the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack
"the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is 2 minutes 24 seconds held by Secretariat since 1973"
{n: transitivity} (logic and mathematics) a relation between three elements such that if it holds between the first and second and it also holds between the second and third it must necessarily hold between the first and third
{n: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version} a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
{n: transplant, transplantation, transplanting} the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
"the transplant did not flower until the second year"
"too frequent transplanting is not good for families"
"she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
{n: treble clef, treble staff, G clef} a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff
{n: underboss} an assistant or second-in-command to a chief (especially in a crime syndicate)
{n: vacation home} a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation
{n: variance} the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
{n: watt, W} a unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm
{n: wretchedness} the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
"he has compiled a record second to none in its wretchedness"
{n: yearling} a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
{n: yearling} an animal in its second year
{n: zygodactyl foot} having the first and fourth toes of each foot directed backward and the second and third forward
<-> heterodactyl foot
{n: zygotene} the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
{v: begin, start} have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
"The DMZ begins right over the hill"
"The second movement begins after the Allegro"
"Prices for these homes start at $250,000"
<-> end
{v: botch, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up, fuck up} make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
{v: close} finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
"The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
{v: commit, institutionalize, institutionalise, send, charge} cause to be admitted ; of persons to an institution
"After the second episode, she had to be committed"
"he was committed to prison"
{v: concern, interest, occupy, worry} be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
{v: countercheck} check a second time
{v: cover} maintain a check on ; especially by patrolling
"The second officer covered the top floor"
{v: drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the sponge} give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope ; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"
<-> enter
{v: emend} make improvements or corrections to
"the text was emended in the second edition"
{v: ground} hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"
{v: knock cold, knock out, kayo} knock unconscious or senseless
"the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"
{v: moonlight} work a second job, usually after hours
"The law student is moonlighting as a taxi driver"
{v: place} finish second or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to place"
{v: prefer, favor, favour} promote over another
"he favors his second daughter"
{v: put on, turn in} carry out (performances)
"They turned in a splendid effort"
"They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
{v: redevelop} develop for a second time, in order to improve the contrast, colour, etc., of a negative or print
{v: second, back, endorse, indorse} give support or one's approval to
"I'll second that motion"
"I can't back this plan"
"endorse a new project"
{v: second-guess, outguess} attempt to anticipate or predict
{v: second-guess} evaluate or criticize with hindsight
{v: second} transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
"The officer was seconded for duty overseas"
{v: square} raise to the second power
{v: support} play a subordinate role to (another performer)
"Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act"
{v: work} proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
"work your way through every problem or task"
"She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"
"Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
A second historical project, related to the first, is that of building strong institutions in a united continent.
同上述有关的第二个历史性工程，就是在团结的非洲大陆上建立坚强的制度体系，
Political, economic and social institutions at national, regional and continental level...
即国家级、地区级和大陆级的政治、经济和社会机制。
It hoists riders 104 metres upwards and then plummets them back to earth in just three seconds at a speed topping 100 kilometres an hour.
它把游客向上提升到 100米高度，随后在仅仅三秒钟时间内，以超过每小时 100公里的速度，让游客骤然回到地面。
Although the wait at the apex is only about 10 seconds it seems an eternity since you know the only way out of this situation is straight down, and in a hurry.
虽然在顶端只等待大约 10秒钟时间，然而让人觉得似乎是一段近乎无限的漫长时间，因为你知道，脱离这个处境的唯一出路是陡直地下落，并且急如流星。
The excitement is even better the second time around.
第二次乘坐时刺激的感觉更好。
My wife is pregnant with our second child.
我妻子 "米兰达 "怀上了我们的第二个孩子，
Since a second child is on the way, you must do everything possible to salvage the marriage.
既然她已怀上你们的第二个孩子，你一定要竭尽全力挽救你们的婚姻。
He can reach 100 km/h in 4.5 seconds.
他能在 4．5秒中将速度提升到 100公里。
That sort of acceleration, combined with the boat's exceptional handling capabilities, guarantees you a wild ride from the first 0.1 second to the last.
这种加速加上赛艇杰出的操控性能，保证使你从第0．l秒到最后一秒都有疯狂的体验。
Our aircraft was a beautifully presented Second World War Boeing Stearman open cockpit bi-plane.
我们的飞机是一架外形美观的二战时的波音斯蒂尔曼敞座双翼机。
People who would not normally give me a second glance were coming up to chat, wanting to know more about me.
本来不会多看我一眼的人开始过来和我交谈，想要更多地了解我。
I couldn't stand it another second.
我一秒钟也忍受不下去了。
A few years later I took a second look at the first poem, and reluctantly I had to agree with my father's harsh judgment.
几年以后，我重读了那第一首诗，虽极不情愿，但又不得不同意父亲当时苛刻的评语。
When I arrived I found that a second speaker had been invited--Dr. Brock( as I'll call him), a surgeon who had recently begun to write and had sold some stories to national magazines.
当我到达时，我发现还邀请了另一位讲座者－布罗克医生（我这样称呼他），一个近来开始写作并有作品发表于国内杂志的外科医生。
Some people write their first draft in one long burst and then revise;
一些人打第一遍草稿时一气呵成，然后修改；
others can't write the second paragraph until they have fiddled endlessly with the first.
另一些人则在不断修改完第一段后，才进行第二段的创作。
In the first quarter of this year, growth was 4.6 per cent year-on-year, followed by a 9.5 per cent growth in the second quarter.
今年的第一季度，与上年同期数字相比，增长了 4．6％，紧跟着第二季度增长了 9．5％。
" We don't want to be a second Japan, "我们不想成为第二个日本，
we think the Japanese are not a happy people relative to their per capita income level.
我们认为日本人相对他们的人均收入水平来说不是一个快乐的民族。
We want to be a lot more than Japan, a lot cleaner( in Government) and a lot more effective than Japan. "
我们要使韩国比日本好得多，（政府）廉洁得多，并比日本效率高得多。 "
During the Second World War, it is said, he soared into the sky to rescue an Italian pilot whose plane had been struck by enemy fire.
据说，在第二次世界大战期间，他翱翔天空去营救一位飞机被敌人炮火击中的意大利飞行员。
According to people who have seen the report of the second papal investigation, carried out by Monsignor Carlo Maccari for John XXIII in 1960, Padre Pio may have been used to raise funds for right-wing religious groups connected to the more zealous wing of the Christian Democrat party. 1960年卡洛·马卡里阁下为约翰二十三世进行了第二次教皇调查，根据见过该次调查报告的人士的意见，帕特尔可能一直被利用来为与基督教民主党更加热心的一派有联系的右翼宗教团体筹集资金。
Another student I knew, a man, knew that his roommate couldn't afford an important textbook in his subject; a book which was very scarce in second-hand shops and impossibly expensive when new.
我知道的另一个学生是个男生。他得知他的室友买不起本学科的一本重要教科书－一本旧书店中难得一见而新书又贵得出奇的书。
Then he went home in triumph claiming to have spotted the book in the second-hand bookshop and " beaten them down to two quid ".
然后，他得意地回到学校，宣称已在旧书店找到了这本书，并且 "杀价到两英镑 "。
The creations of a small coterie of malicious hackers who invent toxic software for the sheer deviltry of it,
计算机病毒系一小撮存心不良的黑客所为，这些人纯属为了搞恶作剧而编造有毒软件。
viruses are short strings of software code that have three properties:
病毒是短行的软件代码，具有以下三个特征：
First, they conceal themselves in legitimate files or programs;
第一，病毒把自己隐藏在合法的文件或程序之中；
second, they replicate like bacteria to spread from machine to machine;
第二，病毒象细菌那样进行复制以在计算机之间传播；
and third, they do things to your computer that make you want to tear your hair out.
第三，病毒对计算机的所作所为可令你气得发疯。
" What do most people do on a date? "
"在约会的时候，大多数人都做什么？ "
" On the first date they tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date, " says Mike, aged 10.
"第一次约会时，他们互相撒谎，这样通常能让对方对自己感兴趣，这样就可以进行第二次约会了。 "十岁的迈克如是说。
" I have had a second chance of life, " he says, " so that means I appreciate it maybe a little more than other people. "
"这是我的第二次生命， "他说， "这意味着我也许比别人更加珍惜生命。 "
First, because this world isn't a good place to bring kids up in;
首先，因为这个世界不是养育小孩儿的好地方；
second, because I didn't think I could be a good father--being a gang member, going to jail. "
其次，因为我认为我不可能当个好爸爸－作为团伙的一份子，随时会进监狱。 "
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