secondary

[英] [ˈsekəndəri] [美] [ˈsɛkənˌdɛri] 生词本

adj.

n.

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1. ADJ 第二位的;次要的;从属的 If you describe something as secondary, you mean that it is less important than something else. 
  • The street erupted in a huge explosion, with secondary explosions in the adjoining buildings...

    街上发生了剧烈爆炸,邻近的建筑里也发生了程度较轻的爆炸。

  • They argue that human rights considerations are now of only secondary importance...

    他们认为人权方面的考虑现在只是第二位的。

  • The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.

    与对血液供应的损害相比,对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。

2. ADJ (疾病、感染)继发性的,第二期的 Secondary diseases or infections happen as a result of another disease or infection that has already happened. 
  • He had kidney cancer, with secondary tumours in the brain and lungs.

    他患有肾癌,还有脑部和肺部的继发性肿瘤。

3. ADJ (教育)中等的,中学的 Secondary education is given to pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18. 
  • Examinations for the GCSE are taken after about five years of secondary education.

    在接受中等教育约5年后便可参加普通中等教育证书的考试。

Noun

1. the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

2. coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil

Adjective

1. of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate;

  • "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"
  • "a secondary source"
  • "a secondary issue"
  • "secondary streams"

2. inferior in rank or status;

  • "the junior faculty"
  • "a lowly corporal"
  • "petty officialdom"
  • "a subordinate functionary"

3. depending on or incidental to what is original or primary;

  • "a secondary infection"

4. not of major importance;

  • "played a secondary role in world events"

5. belonging to a lower class or rank

体育

  • 1.第二位的

医学

  • 1.第二的,第二次的,中级的,次要的,从属的,继发性的:指在时间、地点、重要性方面居于次位或第二位的,系从主要事件导出或随其发生的

物理学

<名>
  • 1.副[光]轴
  • 2.[optical] axis

计算机

  • 1.【修】辅助;次(要);第二;二级;次级[SEC]
1. A distinction should be made between the primary and secondary tasks.
要区别主要的和次要的任务。

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2. All other considerations are secondary to his safety.
现在首先要考虑的是他的安全,其他事均是次要的。

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3. Compared with her achievements, her shortcomings are, after all, only secondary.
她的缺点同她的成绩相比,毕竟是第二位的。

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4. It's a question of secondary importance.
这是个次要的问题。

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5. Secondary school means junior school and high school.
中学是指初中和高中。

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6. Tertiary education follows secondary education.
高等教育紧跟中等教育。

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7. This is a secondary accent.
这个是次重音。

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8. We should use our secondary forces to pin down several enemy columns.
我们应该用助攻部队来牵制住敌人的几个纵队。

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