| 单词 | 退而求其次 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔check〕To abandon the proper game and follow baser prey. Used of trained falcons.退而求其次：放弃应捕猎物而去追次要的猎物。用于指猎鹰美国传统〔compromise〕Don't compromise: don't settle for second best.不要妥协：不要退而求其次。外研社新世纪〔instead〕I couldn't afford a new car. Instead, I bought a used one.我买不起新车。退而求其次，我买了辆二手的。韦氏高阶〔next〕If I can't be home for Christmas, phoning you on the day is the next best thing.如果圣诞节我回不了家，就退而求其次当天给你打个电话。朗文当代〔next〕If you can't actually go to the races, watching it live on TV is the next best thing.如果你真的去不了比赛现场，退而求其次就是看电视上的现场直播。麦克米伦高阶〔person〕If you can't be there in person, the next best thing is watching it on TV.如果你不能亲自到场的话，在电视上观看就是退而求其次的选择了。剑桥高阶〔second best〕Don't settle for second best.不要退而求其次。外研社新世纪〔second best〕He refused to settle for anything that was second best.他拒绝退而求其次。柯林斯高阶〔second best〕He won't settle for second best.他不会退而求其次的。韦氏高阶〔second best〕I'm not going to settle for second best .我不会退而求其次。朗文当代〔second best〕Sometimes you have to settle for(= be content with)second best.有时候你只能退而求其次。牛津高阶〔settle for sth〕She never settles for second best.她从不甘心于退而求其次。剑桥高阶〔settle for〕Don't settle for second best.不要退而求其次。外研社新世纪〔settle〕I couldn't afford the house I really wanted, so I had to settle for second best.我真心想要的房子我买不起，所以只得退而求其次了。牛津高阶〔settle〕Why settle for second best when you can have something better? 你可以得到更好的东西的时候，为什么退而求其次呢？麦克米伦高阶〔the next best thing〕I really wanted to work in television but I ended up in radio, which is the next best thing.我本来希望到电视台工作，但结果退而求其次去了广播电台。剑桥高阶He never settles for second best.他从不满足于退而求其次。剑桥国际She's always striving for excellence, and refuses to settle for second best.她总是想成为最好的，不愿退而求其次。剑桥国际Since money was tight, we settled for a short trip to the south. 既然钱紧了一点，我们退而求其次，来一趟短期的南部之旅。译典通We must have a fallback position in the negotiations.我们必须拟定一个谈判中可以退而求其次的立场。剑桥国际 |
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