second chance
collocation第二次机会；再来一次的机会
The coach gave him a second chance to prove himself.
教练给了他一个再次证明自己的机会。
第二；第二个的
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第二；第二个的
Number two; coming directly after the first.
He finished in second place in the race.
他在比赛中获得第二名。
第二的,紧接第一之后
Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
次于第一的,在价值、权力等方面居第二位的
Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
与之前同类事物相同的另一个
Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
This is the second time I've visited Beijing.
这是我第二次访问北京。
Please take the second left turn after the traffic lights.
请在红绿灯后第二个左转路口转弯。
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第二次机会；再来一次的机会
The coach gave him a second chance to prove himself.
教练给了他一个再次证明自己的机会。
第二语言；外语
French is her second language.
法语是她的第二语言。
第二天性；习惯成自然的事
For a taxi driver, quick route planning becomes second nature.
对出租车司机来说，快速规划路线成了第二天性。
（改变主意的）重新考虑；犹豫
She had second thoughts about quitting her job.
她对辞职一事又犹豫了。
次好的；第二好的
A perfectionist never wants to settle for second best.
完美主义者绝不愿意将就次好的东西。
首屈一指的；不亚于任何人的
His service to the community is second to none.
他对社区的贡献是首屈一指的。
首屈一指，无与伦比
Her baking skills are second to none.
她的烘焙技艺首屈一指。
第二天性；习以为常
After years of practice, driving a manual car has become second nature to him.
经过多年的练习，开手动挡汽车对他来说已成为第二天性。
（疲惫后的）重新振作，恢复精力
I was exhausted, but I got my second wind and finished the race.
我本来筋疲力尽，但重新振作起来，完成了比赛。
右侧第二颗星星，一直飞到天明。
Peter Pan gives this famous line to point the way to Neverland; here, 'second' is the ordinal adjective meaning next after the first.
彼得·潘用这句著名台词指点去梦幻岛的路；这里的“second”是序数形容词，表示紧接第一之后的。
爱情第二次来临时更加美好。
This celebrated lyric, popularized by Frank Sinatra, uses 'second' to mean another, later time.
这首由弗兰克·西纳特拉唱红的著名歌词中，“second”表示另一次、之后的又一次。
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记忆联想：第二名紧挨着第一名，中间没有别人，所以 second 表示“第二的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：叙述顺序或排名、时间日期表达、正式说明中的次要地位 second 作形容词时最常用作序数词，表示“第二的”，适用于时间、顺序、排名等一般场景，语气中性；表示“次要的”或“另一个”时也多用于正式或说明性语境。通常根据具体搭配自然选择即可，没有严格的正式或随意之分。
表示顺序上的第二，常置于名词前；也可用于'be second to'表示仅次于。
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