second-class

英 [ˌsekənd ˈklɑːs]

美 [ˌsekənd ˈklæs]

adj.  次要的; 无足轻重的; (质量、标准等)二流的，次等的; 二等的(车厢、船舱等)

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牛津词典

adj.

• 次要的；无足轻重的
  less important than other people
  1. Older people should not be treated as second-class citizens .
     不应把老年人当二等公民对待。
• （质量、标准等）二流的，次等的
  of a lower standard or quality than the best
  1. a second-class education
     二流的教育
• 二等的（车厢、船舱等）
  connected with the less expensive way of travelling on a train, ship, etc.
  1. second-class carriages/compartments/passengers
     二等车厢 / 隔间 / 车厢乘客
• 第二类的（英国邮件等级，投递较第一类慢，邮资也较低）
  (in Britain) connected with letters, packages, etc. that you pay less to send and that are delivered less quickly
  1. second-class letters/stamps
     第二类信件；第二类邮件所贴的邮票
• 第二类的（美国邮件等级，用于投递报刊）
  (in the US) connected with the system of sending newspapers and magazines by mail
• 二级优等的（英国大学学位）
  used to describe a British university degree which is good but not of the highest class
  1. Applicants should have at least a second-class honours degree.
     申请者须有二级优等以上学位。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 二等的;无足轻重的;地位低下的
  If someone treats you as asecond-classcitizen, they treat you as if you are less valuable and less important than other people.
  1. 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。
• ADJ 次等的;劣质的
  If you describe something assecond-class, you mean that it is of poor quality.
  1. I am not prepared to see children in some parts of this country having to settle for a second-class education.
     我没有料到会发现在这个国家的一些地区孩子们只能接受二流的教育。
• ADJ (车厢、舱位)二等的,普通的
  Thesecond-classaccommodation on a train or ship is the ordinary accommodation, which is cheaper and less comfortable than the first-class accommodation.
  1. He sat in the corner of a second-class carriage...
     他坐在一节二等车厢的角落里。
  2. Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
     7 名普通舱的旅客准备下船。
  3. ...a second-class ticket.
     二等车票
  4. Second classis also an adverb.
     
  5. 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。
  6. Second-classis second-class accommodation on a train or ship.
     二等车厢;二等舱
  7. In second class the fare is £85 one-way.
     二等车厢单程票价是 85 英镑。
• ADJ (邮件)第二类的,(英国)廉价慢递的,(美国)投递报刊的
  In Britain,second-classpostage is the slower and cheaper type of postage. In the United States,second-classpostage is the type of postage that is used for sending newspapers and magazines.
  1. ...a second-class stamp.
     第二类邮件所贴的邮票
  2. ...second class letters.
     第二类信件
  3. Second classis also an adverb.
     
  4. They're going to send it second class.
     他们打算将它作为第二类邮件寄出。
• ADJ (英国的大学学位)二级优等的
  In Britain, asecond-classdegree is a good university degree, but not as good as a first-class degree.
  1. A second-class honours degree is the minimum requirement.
     至少须获得二级优等荣誉学位。

英英释义

adj

• of inferior status or quality
  1. a second-class citizen
  2. second-class accommodations

双语例句

• People looking for jobs are treated as second-class citizens.
  人们将找工作的人视为二等公民。
• But I'm treated like a second-class citizen, says Anand, an ethnic Indian taxi driver.
  但我的待遇却像一个二等公民，印度裔出租车司机阿南德（Anand）称。
• I myself don't feel second-class because I spend every third month in the emergency room of the hospital.
  我自己不觉得低人一等，我每隔两个月要有一个月时间在医院急诊室里度过。
• But the "second-class citizen problem" I described five years ago has also come to pass.
  但是，五年前我提到的「二等公民问题」并未消散。
• The immigrants grumbled that they were treated as second-class citizens.
  移民们抱怨说他们受到二等公民的待遇。
• When their second-class citizens in foreign countries, it is better to remain in the country when first-class citizens!
  与其在国外当二等公民，不如留在国内当一等公民！
• What is the difference between the first-class fare and the second-class fare?
  头等舱和经济舱有什么区别？
• 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。
• Two of my books respectively won the first-class reward and the second-class reward of national excellent books.
  我的两本书分别荣获全国优秀图书一等奖和二等奖。
• I want to have a ticket for second-class cabin to melbourne.
  我要一张去墨尔本的二等舱船票。