second best

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ˌsecond ˈbest1 noun [uncountableU]

BEST#something that you have to accept which is not perfect or not the best 第二好的事物

I’m not going to settle for second best.

我不会退而求其次。

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settle for second best• Last week, Francis sent out the strongest possible signal that he won't settle for second best at Sheffield Wednesday.• We could become a country of citizens, not subjects, striving for excellence rather than settling for second best.• Second best Meanwhile, Colin Jackson once again had to settle for second best after a dramatic and controversial 60 metres hurdles final.• We shouldn't have to settle for second best.• Arthur soon accepted the fact that he would have to settle for second best.• Others were less ready to settle for second best.• So, when it comes to replacement parts, why settle for second best?

ˌsecond ˈbest2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] , adverb

BESTnot quite as good as the best one 第二好的，次于最好的

Allie was the second best shooter on the rifle team.

阿利是步枪队里的二号射手。

come off second best (=lose a game or competition, or not be as successful as someone else) 输了比赛；败给对手

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second best• Arthur soon accepted the fact that he would have to settle for second best.• But, remarkably, a savanna-picture is almost always selected as second best.• Others were less ready to settle for second best.• The Vision's two ovens must make all other cookers second best.

come off second best• Unless you hit something the size of an aircraft carrier you're unlikely to come off second best.

ˌsecond ˈbest1 nounˌsecond ˈbest2 adjectiveadj

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