| 单词 | 居第二 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔a close second〕Vanilla is the most popular flavor while chocolate is/finishes/runs a close second.香草味的最受欢迎，巧克力味的紧随其后，位居第二。韦氏高阶〔beat〕He was beaten into second place by the American.他被美国选手击败，屈居第二。牛津搭配〔close〕Our team came a close second(= nearly won).我们队的得分与第一名相差很小，屈居第二。牛津高阶〔hammer〕He was in second place right on Peel's hammer.他位居第二, 对皮尔紧追不舍。外研社新世纪〔leapfrog〕The win allowed them to leapfrog three teams to gain second place.这场胜利使他们连超三个队，跃居第二位。牛津高阶〔leap〕He leapt 27 places to second spot.他上升了 27 位，跃居第二名。朗文当代〔second best〕Arthur will have to accept the fact that he may have to settle for second best.阿瑟将不得不接受屈居第二的现实。麦克米伦高阶〔second best〕One that is next to the best.居第二的：仅次于第一位的人美国传统〔second-best〕He came off second-best.他屈居第二。文馨英汉〔second〕How could they be content with second place?他们怎么能甘居第二？外研社新世纪〔second〕The Socialists came a close second with 36% of the vote.社会党以将近36%的选票屈居第二。麦克米伦高阶〔size〕Iraq itself has oil reserves second in size only to Saudi Arabia's.伊拉克本身的石油储量在世界上居第二位，仅次于沙特阿拉伯。柯林斯高阶〔start〕Hakkinen had a great start and was in second place by the first corner.哈肯南起跑得非常好，第一个转弯时位居第二位。麦克米伦高阶If do-it-yourself is the nation's most popular pastime, then watching-someone-else-do-it comes a close second.假如“自己动手做”是本国最流行的消遣活动的话，那么“看别人动手”紧随其后，屈居第二。剑桥国际They are in second place behind market leader, Tesco plc.他们排在市场领袖特乐购公司之后，位居第二。牛津商务 |
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