Wordiyosecond-string
🇬🇧 UK/'sekənd'striŋ/🇺🇸 US
Definitions
adj.
Serving as a substitute or reserve; not the most important or skilled; second-rate.
二流的；候补的；次要的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsecond-stringother
=second-string
Common Collocations
- 1.second-string player替补球员
- 2.second-string team替补队伍
- 3.[second-string option]次选方案
- 4.second-string quarterback替补四分卫
Example Sentences
- 1.
The coach sent in the second-string players after the team secured a big lead.
- 2.
Critics dismissed the film as a second-string thriller with little originality.
- 3.
She refused to accept a second-string role in the company's new project.