secondary

英 [ˈsekəndri]

美 [ˈsekənderi]

adj.  次要的; 从属的; 辅助的; 间接引发的; 继发性的; 次生的; 中等教育的; 中学的
n.  副手; 代理人; [天]双星中较小较暗的一个; 卫星; [语]次重音

复数：secondaries　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.2098 / COCA.3455

牛津词典

adj.

• 次要的；从属的；辅助的
  less important than sth else
  1. That is just a secondary consideration .
     那只不过是次要的因素。
  2. Experience is what matters─age is of secondary importance .
     重要的是经验——年龄是次要的。
  3. Raising animals was only secondary to other forms of farming.
     与其他农业生产相对而言，动物饲养只是副业。
• 间接引发的；继发性的；次生的
  happening as a result of sth else
  1. a secondary infection
     继发性感染
  2. a secondary effect
     间接结果
  3. a secondary colour (= made from mixing two primary colours)
     次色
• 中等教育的；中学的
  connected with teaching children of 11-18 years
  1. secondary teachers
     中学教师
  2. the secondary curriculum
     中学课程

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 第二位的;次要的;从属的
  If you describe something assecondary, you mean that it is less important than something else.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
• ADJ (疾病、感染)继发性的，第二期的
  Secondarydiseases or infections happen as a result of another disease or infection that has already happened.
  1. 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。
• ADJ (教育)中等的，中学的
  Secondaryeducation is given to pupils between the ages of 11 or 12 and 17 or 18.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil
  Synonym:secondary coilsecondary winding
• the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen

adj

• belonging to a lower class or rank
• not of major importance
  1. played a secondary role in world events
• being of second rank or importance or value
  1. the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher
  2. a secondary source
  3. a secondary issue
  4. secondary streams
• depending on or incidental to what is original or primary
  1. a secondary infection
• inferior in rank or status
  1. the junior faculty
  2. a lowly corporal
  3. petty officialdom
  4. a subordinate functionary
  Synonym:junior-gradelower-rankinglowlypetty(a)subaltern

双语例句

• Education system the formal education sector comprises primary and secondary school institutions.
  教育体系正式教育机构包括初级和中等教育机构。
• 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。
• Secondary xylem consists of pitted vessels, parenchyma fibers and rays.
  次生木质部由孔纹导管、薄壁组织及射线所组成。
• The vast expansion in secondary education is putting an enormous strain on the system.
  中等教育的大幅扩张正对该系统造成巨大压力。
• 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。
• The key factors influencing the secondary arc current and the recovery voltage were researched.
  研究了影响潜供电流和恢复电压的关键因素。
• Entrance to universities and senior secondary schools was restricted.
  进入大学或高中的资格受到限制。
• Can we just backtrack a little bit and look at your primary and secondary education?
  我们能不能回过头来谈谈你的小学和中学教育？
• The most frequent reaction causing the self-sealing of rocks with high secondary permeability is argillization.
  这种发生频率很高的、使次生渗透性能良好的岩体产生自封闭现象的反应就是泥岩化。
• One in four pupils leaving secondary school can't read or write properly.
  中学毕业生中有1/4的人读写有问题。