second¹/sekənd/

n.

➊ 1/60 of a minute

➋ a very short period of time

n. [C]

➊ 秒：It takes about five seconds to download the file. 下载这个文件大约需要5秒钟。

➋ 片刻，瞬间：Wait a second, please. 请稍等片刻。

◇I'll be back in a second. 我即刻就回。

音组-ond/-ənd/

diamond; second

num. happening or coming next after the first person, thing, event, etc.

a. another in addition to the one you have

num. 第二：the Second World War 第二次世界大战

◇the second half of the year 下半年

◇the writer's second novel 这位作家写的第二部小说

◇May the second(或the second of May) 5月2日

◇He won second prize. 他获得了二等奖。

◇She finished second in the race. 她跑步得了第二名。

◇[second largest/highest] The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 黄河是中国的第二长河。

a. 另外的，外加的：I want a second pen. 我想再要支笔。

◇We learn English as a second language. 我学英语作为第二语言。

second

secondary

secondhand

常犯错误

✗ the World War II

✓ World War II

✓ the Second World War 第二次世界大战

辨析the second; a second