second-class

英 美['sɛkənd'klæs]
  • adj. 第二流的;次劣的
  • adv. 坐二等车;作为第二类邮件

低频词

英英释义


1. of inferior status or quality;
"a second-class citizen"
"second-class accommodations"

实用场景例句


He sat in the corner of a second-class carriage.
他坐在一节二等车厢的角落里。

柯林斯例句

Too many airlines treat our children as second-class citizens.
太多的航空公司把我们的孩子当作二等公民对待。

柯林斯例句

I recently travelled second class from Pisa to Ventimiglia.
我最近乘坐二等车厢从比萨到了文蒂米利亚。

柯林斯例句

Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
7名普通舱的旅客准备下船。

柯林斯例句

In second class the fare is £85 one-way.
二等车厢单程票价是85英镑。

柯林斯例句

A second-class honours degree is the minimum requirement.
至少须获得二级优等荣誉学位。

柯林斯例句

Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens .
不应把老年人当二等公民对待。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

She's on the borderline between a first - and second - class honours degree.
她介于 一等 和二等荣誉学位之间.

《简明英汉词典》

Two second - class singles to Leeds, please.
请给我两张到利兹的二等车厢单程票.

《简明英汉词典》

We could have taken second - class cabins, too.
我们也可以坐房舱.

汉英文学 - 围城

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 ?

辞典例句

They spent the night in a noisy second - class hotel.
他们在一家吵闹的 下等 旅馆里度过了这一夜.

辞典例句

I got a second - class ticket on the train to New York.
我弄到一张去纽约的二等火车票.

辞典例句

To save money, we traveled second - class.
为了省钱, 我们乘坐二等舱旅行.

辞典例句

I hate being treated as a second - class citizen.
我痛恨被当作二等公民对待.

辞典例句

双语例句


1. This brings us to the second question I asked.
这就将我们带到了我所提的第二个问题。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。

来自柯林斯例句

3. All this, needless to say, had been culled second-hand from radio reports.
不用说,所有这些都是从电台报道中采集来的二手材料。

来自柯林斯例句

4. "Wait there!" Kathryn rose. "No, on second thought, follow me."
“在那儿等着!”凯瑟琳站起身来,“不,我改主意了。跟我来。”

来自柯林斯例句

5. With a snarl, the second dog made a dive for his heel.
伴着一声嗥叫,第二只狗扑向了他的脚后跟。

来自柯林斯例句

英文词源


second-class (adj.)
1833, from noun phrase (1810), from second (adj.) + class (n.). Phrase second-class citizen is recorded from 1942.
The Negro recognizes that he is a second-class citizen and that status is fraught with violent potentialities, particularly today when he is living up to the full responsibilities of citizenship on the field of battle. [Louis E. Martin, "To Be or Not to Be a Liberal," in "The Crisis," September 1942]

词态变化


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