词组 | second |
释义 | second /ˈsekənd/ noun 1. a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in a minuteadjectivesthe final/last seconds France scored in the final seconds of the game.verbstake five/ten etc seconds It only takes ten seconds to activate the system.last (for) five/ten etc seconds The injection is painful, but it only lasts a few seconds.count the seconds I was counting the seconds until I could go home.seconds go by/pass Another 30 seconds went by in silence.seconds tick away/by (=time passes, especially when someone is trying to do something) Henry sat in his chair as the seconds ticked away.second + nounsthe second hand (=the long part on a clock that moves every second) The second hand went round and round.prepositionsfor five/ten etc seconds Hold the button down for two or three seconds.phraseshalf a second The flash only lasted for half a second.metres/steps/miles etc per second Ultrasonic waves travel at around 300 metres per second.every five/ten etc seconds A plane arrives at or departs from the airport every 30 seconds.with each/every passing second She grew more annoyed with each passing second.2. a very short timeadjectivesa split second (=an extremely short time) He only had a split second to decide what to do.verbswait a second/hang on a second Wait a second! I’ll be with you very soon.take a second It won’t take a second to put a new battery in.have a second I need to talk about something – do you have a second?prepositionsin a second I’ll be with you in a second.in/within seconds In seconds his boots were full of water. | Within seconds, Bev called back.for a second For a second I thought I’d forgotten my passport.seconds before/after sth The pictures were taken seconds before the plane crashed.phrasesa fraction of a second He hesitated for a fraction of a second.in a matter of seconds (=in a very short time) It was all over in a matter of seconds.seconds later (=a short time later) Seconds later she was gone. |
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