"articles below the first quality," c. 1600, plural of second (n.) "that which is after the first" (early 14c.), from second (adj.); originally attested in this sense in a Shakespeare sonnet. Meaning "second helping of food at a meal" is recorded from 1792.
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1. He has been clocked at 11 seconds for 100 metres.
他100米跑了11秒。
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2. Thirty seconds later she reappeared and beckoned them forward.
30秒后她又出現(xiàn)了，示意他們往前來。
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3. Davies finished almost two seconds in arrears for third place.
戴維斯落后了差不多兩秒，獲得第三名。
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4. It's a new shop selling discounted lines and seconds.
這是家新開的商店，出售打折商品和等外品。
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5. Take the time in seconds, square it, and multiply by 5.12.