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

• 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？
• More than one year experience in teaching children English in schools has also won two second-class scholarship.
  有一年以上的少儿英语教学经验，在学校也曾获得了两次的二等奖学金。
• There can be no second-class citizens in a free society.
  在自由社会内不可能存在着二等公民。
• Unfortunately it was sent second-class, so it hasn't arrived yet.
  不幸的是，它是作为二类邮件邮寄的，所以至今还没有寄到。
• Mounting inequalities have nurtured a sense of injustice; 200m migrant workers remain second-class citizens and corruption is worsening.
  愈演愈烈的不平等滋生了一种不公正感；两亿农民工仍然受到二等公民的待遇，腐败也有增无减。
• The result is that the country's 200m migrant workers are treated as second-class citizens.
  其结果是，中国的2亿农民工被当作二等公民对待。
• Seven second-class passengers prepared to disembark.
  7名普通舱的旅客准备下船。
• 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 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。