seconded

PART OF A MINUTE 秒

1. N-COUNT 秒(a second 或 seconds 往往用以表示很短的时间)
   A second is one of the sixty parts that a minute is divided into. People often say 'a second' or 'seconds' when they simply mean a very short time.
   1. For a few seconds nobody said anything...
      有几秒钟大家都沉默无语。
   2. It only takes forty seconds...
      只需40秒。
   3. Her orbital speed must be a few hundred meters per second...
      其轨道速度一定是在每秒几百米。
   4. Within seconds the other soldiers began firing too...
      几秒钟内，其他的士兵也开始射击。
   5. Seconds later, firemen reached his door.
      片刻之后，消防队员们赶到他家门口。

COMING AFTER SOMETHING ELSE 第二

1. ORD 第二的;第二个的
   The second item in a series is the one that you count as number two.
   1. ...the second day of his visit to Delhi.
      他到访德里的第二天
   2. ...their second child...
      他们的第二个孩子
   3. My son just got married for the second time...
      我的儿子刚刚再婚。
   4. ...the Second World War...
      第二次世界大战
   5. She was the second of nine children.
      她在9个孩子中排行老二。
   6. ...King Charles the Second...
      查理二世
   7. Britain came second in the Prix St Georges Derby.
      英国在圣乔治赛马大奖赛中荣获亚军。
2. ORD (用于形容词最高级前)第二…的
   Second is used before superlative adjectives to indicate that there is only one thing better or larger than the thing you are referring to.
   1. The party is still the second strongest in Italy.
      该党仍是意大利的第二大党。
   2. ...the second-largest city in the United States.
      美国第二大城市
3. ADV 第二;其次
   You say second when you want to make a second point or give a second reason for something.
   1. The soil is depleted first by having crops grown in it and second by natural weathering and bacterial action.
      土壤首先是被种植其中的作物消耗掉，其次受自然风化和细菌活动的侵蚀。
4. N-COUNT 二级甲等/乙等优秀学位
   In Britain, an upper second is a good honours degree and a lower second is an average honours degree.
   1. I then went up to Lancaster University and got an upper second.
      后来，我考上了兰开斯特大学，获得了二级甲等学位。
5. N-PLURAL 添菜
   If you have seconds, you have a second helping of food.
   1. There's seconds if you want them.
      如果需要的话可以添菜。
6. N-COUNT 二级品;二等货;次货;等外品
   Seconds are goods that are sold cheaply in shops because they have slight faults.
   1. It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.
      这是家新开的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。
7. N-COUNT (拳击或国际象棋锦标赛的)副手，助手
   The seconds of someone who is taking part in a boxing match or chess tournament are the people who assist and encourage them.
   1. He shouted to his seconds, 'I did it! I did it!'
      他对助手们喊道：“我赢了！我赢了!”
8. VERB 附议，赞同(提案)
   If you second a proposal in a meeting or debate, you formally express your agreement with it so that it can then be discussed or voted on.
   1. ...Bryan Sutton, who seconded the motion against fox hunting...
      赞同反对猎狐动议的布赖恩·萨顿
   2. Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.
      你的申请必须由现任成员推荐并得到他们的支持。
9. VERB 赞成;持相同观点
   If you second what someone has said, you say that you agree with them or say the same thing yourself.
   1. The Prime Minister seconded the call for discipline in a speech last week.
      上周首相在一次演讲中对严肃纪律的号召表示支持。
10. See also: Most of them had only heard of the massacre at second hand. second-hand
11. PHRASE 不比任何事物差;首屈一指
    If you say that something is second to none, you are emphasizing that it is very good indeed or the best that there is.
    1. Our scientific research is second to none.
       我们的科学研究是顶尖的。
12. PHRASE 只比…差;仅次于
    If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.
    1. As a major health risk hepatitis is second only to tobacco.
       肝炎是仅次于吸烟的主要健康隐患。
13. second nature → see: nature

SENDING SOMEONE TO DO A JOB 调派

1. VERB 临时调任;临时调派
   If you are seconded somewhere, you are sent there temporarily by your employer in order to do special duties.
   1. In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser...
      1937 年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。
   2. Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers.
      数百名士兵被临时派去帮助农民。

1. Your application must be proposed and seconded by current members.
   你的申请必须由现任成员推荐并得到他们的支持。
2. In 1937 he was seconded to the Royal Canadian Air Force in Ottawa as air armament adviser
   1937年他被临时调往渥太华的加拿大皇家空军担任军备顾问。
3. Several hundred soldiers have been seconded to help farmers.
   数百名士兵被临时派去帮助农民。
4. Ina was seconded to another branch of the army to captain special training courses.
   艾娜被调到另一个部门去负责特种训练工作的队长。
5. A longtime friend of mine seconded our opinion.
   我的一个老朋友也表示支持。
6. Mrs Smith proposed the vote of thanks, and Mr Jones seconded.
   史密斯夫人提议大家鼓掌表示感谢，琼斯先生附议。
7. That such a proposal has been made at least twice in the past and was seconded already.
   这样的提议至少已经被提出过两次，而且早已经达成决议了。
8. Young lawyers can learn from being seconded to clients.
   年轻律师们可以学着去做客户助理。
9. Everyone seconded the proposal, and it was carried unanimously.
   这项提案大家都附议，并一致通过。
10. It was seconded by government assistance.
    这得到政府的支持。
11. She's been seconded to the foreign office.
    她已被临时调派到对处办公室。
12. His view was seconded by many experts.
    他的观点受到许多专家的支持。
13. Mr Adams was ill, so someone else was seconded to do his work.
    亚当斯先生病了，因此另外派了个人做他的工作。
14. I was ably seconded in this research by my son.
    在这项研究中，我儿子帮了我很大忙。
15. An officer seconded from the Marines to staff headquarters.
    从海军陆战队调往总参谋部的军官。
16. Hong Kong Police officer is seconded to the ICPO General Secretariat in Lyon, France to work in one of its specialised groups.
    此外，香港警队并借调一名警务人员，前往法国里昂的国际刑警常务秘书处，为其中一个专家组工作。
17. As you know, Dr David Nabarro has been seconded as the Senior United Nations System Coordinator on Avian and Human Influenza.
    如你们所知，DavidNabarro博士已被借调担任联合国系统禽类和人间流感问题高级协调员。
18. If the Company deems necessary, it may take temporary employees seconded from affiliated companies of the Investor.
    如公司认为必要，其可以从投资方的关联公司借调临时雇员。
19. The officer was seconded for duty overseas.
    这名军官被临时调往海外执行任务。
20. He was ably seconded by Jackson and they won a succession of brilliant victories.
    他有能干的杰克逊辅佐着，因而他们赢得了一系列光辉的胜利。
21. He is seconded to the department of trade for two year.
    他借调到贸易部工作两年。
22. Since January 1999, the department has seconded an officer to the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office in Tokyo to assist in its operation.
    自一九九九年一月起，香港海关借调了一名人员到东京，协助亚太区情报联络中心的运作。
23. A motion was made, seconded and passed to accept the resignation of Mr. Smith.
    接受史密施先生辞职的提议，经附议表决后通过。
24. This officer has been seconded to another department.
    这位官员已经被调派到另一个部门。
25. When Kevin said," let's go eat," I seconded the motion.
    凯文说：“我们去吃吧！”的时候，我赞成了她的提议。
26. Professor Barnes was seconded from Forida State University to work with a team of scientists in budapest.
    巴恩斯教授从佛岁里达州立大学被借渊往布达佩斯，加入当地的科学家小组去工作。
27. The motion was proposed by Mr X and seconded by Mr Y.
    那动议由X先生提议，Y先生附议。
28. Your will has seconded the advantage of your training.
    你在所受训练上的有利之处是有你的意志作为后盾的。
29. In2008 she was seconded to the Simmons& Simmons Shanghai office for several months.
    2008年，她被借调到西盟斯律师行上海代表处工作多月。
30. Mr. Smith proposed, and Mr. Green seconded, vote of thanks to the lecturer.
    史密斯先生提出对那位演说者作感谢的表决，格林先生附议之。