sec

sec /sek/ noun

1 a sec spoken informal a very short period of time 一小会儿，片刻

hang on a sec/hold on a sec/just a sec etc (=wait a short time) 稍等一会儿

‘Is Al there?’ ‘Hold on a sec, I’ll check.’

“阿尔在吗？”“稍等一下，我去看一看。”

in a sec

I’ll be with you in a sec.

我一会儿就来。

Examples from the Corpus

in a sec• I'll be there in a sec.• Other points coming up in a sec.

2 the written abbreviation of second / second 的书面缩写，秒

Journey time: 25 mins 14 secs.

旅程时间: 25分14秒。

Examples from the Corpus

sec• Jim Boyd finished in 36 mins. 13 secs.• Catherine Allsopp ran an intelligently-paced race in the 800 metres, finishing third in 2 mins 11.36 secs.• His time of 3 mins 59.4 sec had left him exhausted to the point of collapse.• Berger crossed the line, his fuel reading zero and Schumacher just 0.7 secs behind.• Hold the phone there, a sec, Dex.

SECn /ˌes iː ˈsiː/

nthe securities and exchange commission

From Longman Business Dictionary

SECSECFINANCEORGANIZATIONS

abbreviation for SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

sec.sec.

written abbreviation for SECRETARY

Origin sec

(1800-1900) → SECOND2

sec nounSECn

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