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second

US: /ˈsɛkənd/

English - Vietnamese dictionary

second /'sekənd/

tính từ
- thứ hai, thứ nhì
  - to be the second to come: là người đến thứ nhì
  - to come in (finish) second: về thứ hai, chiếm giải nhì
- phụ, thứ yếu; bổ sung
  - second ballot: cuộc bỏ phiếu bổ sung
- to be second to none
  - không thua kém ai
- to learn something at second hand
  - nghe hơi nồi chõ
- to play second fiddle
  - (xem) fiddle

danh từ
- người về nhì (trong cuộc đua)
  - a good second: người thứ nhì sát nút
- người thứ hai, vật thứ hai; viên phó
  - second in command: (quân sự) phó chỉ huy
- người phụ tá võ sĩ (trong cuộc thử thách đấu gươm); người săn sóc võ sĩ
- (số nhiều) hàng thứ phẩm (bánh mì, bột...)

danh từ
- giây (1 thoành 0 phút)
- giây lát, một chốc, một lúc

ngoại động từ
- giúp đỡ, phụ lực, ủng hộ
  - will you second me if I ask him?: nếu tôi hỏi nó thì anh có ủng hộ tôi không?
- tán thành (một đề nghị)
  - to second a motion: tán thành một đề nghị
- to second words with deeds
  - nói là làm ngay

ngoại động từ
- (quân sự) thuyên chuyển; cho (một sĩ quan) nghỉ để giao công tác mới
- biệt phái một thời gian

Advanced English dictionary

determiner, ordinal number, adverb, noun, verb-see also SECOND
determiner, ordinal number
1 happening or coming next after the first in a series of similar things or people; 2nd: This is the second time it's happened. + Italy scored a second goal just after half-time. + the second of June / June 2nd + He was the second to arrive. + We have one child and are expecting our second in July.
2 next in order of importance, size, quality, etc. to one other person or thing: Osaka is Japan's second-largest city / Japan's second city. + The spreadsheet application is second only to word processing in terms of popularity. + As a dancer, he is second to none (= nobody is a better dancer than he is).
3 [only before noun] another; in addition to one that you already own or use: They have a second home in Tuscany. + teachers of English as a second language (= to people who already speak one or more other languages)
+ adverb
1 after one other person or thing in order or importance: She came second in the marathon. + I agreed to speak second. + He is a writer first and a scientist second.
2 used to introduce the second of a list of points you want to make in a speech or piece of writing
Synonym: SECONDLY
She did it first because she wanted to, and second because I asked her to.
+ noun
1 [C] (Symbol ") (abbreviation sec.) a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute: She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds. + For several seconds he did not reply. + The light flashes every 5 seconds. + The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.
2 [C] (also informal sec) a very short time
Synonym: MOMENT
I'll be with you in a second. + They had finished in / within seconds. + He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game.
See also - SPLIT SECOND
3 [C] (Symbol ") a unit for measuring angles. There are 60 seconds in one minute: 1° 6' 10" (= one degree, six minutes and ten seconds)
4 (seconds) [pl.] (spoken) a second amount of the same food that you have just eaten: Seconds, anybody?
5 [C, usually pl.] an item that is sold at a lower price than usual because it is not perfect
6 (also second gear) [U] one of four or five positions of the GEARS in a vehicle: When it's icy, move off in second. + to change down from third to second
7 [C] a level of university degree at British universities. An upper second is a good degree and a lower second is average.
Compare: FIRST n. (4), THIRD n. (2)
8 [C] a person whose role is to help and support sb else, for example in a boxing match or in a formal DUEL in the past
Idioms see JUST adv., WAIT v.
+ verb [VN] to state officially at a meeting that you support another person's idea, suggestion, etc. so that it can be discussed and/or voted on: Any proposal must be seconded by two other members of the committee. + (spoken) 'Thank God that's finished.' 'I'll second that! (= I agree)'
Compare: PROPOSE
+ verb
[VN] [usually passive] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) (especially BrE) to send an employee to another department, office, etc. in order to do a different job for a short period of time: Each year two teachers are seconded to industry for six months.
See also - SECOND
secondment (BrE) noun [U, C]: They met while she was on secondment from the Foreign Office.

Thesaurus dictionary

adj.

1 subsequent, following, next:

He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one.

2 subordinate, next:

If the colonel isn't here, who is the second officer?

3 alternative, second-best:

She refuses to settle for second choice.

4 alternate, other:

The laundry is picked up and delivered every second Tuesday. His second language is Italian

5 other, later, younger, newer, more recent:

After his first wife died, he took her nurse as his second wife.

6 another, duplicate:

The boy is a second Einstein.

7 defective or imperfect or damaged or faulty or deficient or flawed or impaired or marred or blemished or bruised or inferior merchandise:

The prices of these shirts have been reduced because they are seconds

8 subordinate, assistant, number two, lieutenant, aide-de-camp, man Friday, girl Friday, right hand; understudy, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, double, alternate, backer, supporter; Colloq US gal Friday:

Not being ambitious, Helen would prefer to be a second to the person who runs the business.

9 support, back, aid, help, assist, approve (of), advance, promote, subscribe to, espouse, sponsor, patronize, favour, encourage, go along with:

Madam Chairwoman, I would like to second this proposal.

10 transfer, move, assign, shift, relocate:

After the Falklands War, he was seconded to fleet headquarters for a year.

adv.

11 secondly, in the second place, secondarily, (number) two,

(b) or B:

I want to go: first, because it'll be interesting, and second, because Jake'll be there.

moment, instant, flash, minute, twinkling or wink or bat (of an eye), split second, Colloq sec, jiffy, two shakes (of a lamb's tail), Brit tick, half a mo:

I'll be with you in a second, as soon as I finish writing this letter.

Collocation

¹ very short moment of time

ADJ.

brief, fleeting, split

I only saw the man for a split second as he ran past.

| single | heart-stopping

For a heart-stopping second he thought he had lost his keys.

VERB + SECOND

take

This will only take a second.

| have

Do you have a second, Miss White?

| wait

Wait a second?this letter's been sent to me by mistake.

SECOND + VERB

pass, tick by

The seconds ticked by.

SECOND + NOUN

hand

PREP.

for a ~

For a second I thought you were my mother.

| in a ~

I'll be with you in a second.

| in/within ~s

Within seconds he had disappeared from view.

PHRASES

a fraction of a second

If he'd reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.

| a matter of seconds

The end of the match is only a matter of seconds away.

More information about MEASURE

MEASURE:

and measures ~ of

I always drink gallons of water.

half a, a quarter of a ~

half a litre of milk

a half/quarter

hour, inch, mile, ounce, pint, poundThey used to sell corned beef at 2d a quarter pound.

cubic, square ~

One litre is equivalent to 1,000 cubic centimetres.

~ square

The room is about 15 metres square.

~ broad, deep, high, long, tall, thick, wide

The new dock was 230 m long and 92 m broad.

~ bigger, cooler, faster, heavier, lighter, slower, etc.

The climate was several degrees warmer than it is now.

about, approximately, around ~

1 foot = approx. 0.3 metres

be, cover, measure, span, stretch (for) ~

used with measures of distance and areaThe National Park covers 3,000 acres. The sandy beach stretches for over four miles.

be, weigh ~

used with measures of weightShe weighed over ten stone.

be, last, take ~

used with measures of timeIt takes approximately 365 and a quarter days for the earth to revolve around the sun.

in a ~

How many centilitres are there in a litre?

in ~s

We were asked to estimate the temperature of the room in degrees.

to a/the ~

My car does 10 miles to the litre.

a, per ~

They're 99p a dozen. a safety threshold of 50 mg of nitrates per litre

by the ~

Apples are sold by the kilogram.

of ~

The path will be built to a width of 2 metres.

~ in area, length, volume, weight, size, etc.

Killer whales are up to ten metres in length.

~ by ~

a huge room measuring 50 m by 18 m

to the nearest ~

Give your answer to the nearest metre.

² person/thing that comes next after the first

ADJ.

close, good | bad, distant, poor | equal, joint | creditable, worthy

The young German runner finished a creditable second.

VERB + SECOND

come, finish

PREP.

~ to

Sunny Boy came a close second to the winner.

³ university degree

ADJ.

lower, upper | good

VERB + SECOND

be awarded, gain, get, obtain

PREP.

~ in

He got a good second in history.

Concise dictionary

seconds|seconded|seconding'sekənd
noun
+1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
+an indefinitely short time
+the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
+a particular point in time
+following the first in an ordering or series
+a 60th part of a minute of arc
+the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
+a speech seconding a motion
+the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
+merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
verb
+give support or one's approval to
+transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
adj.
+coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
+coming next after first
+a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
+having the second highest gear ratio
adv.
+in the second place

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