second-in-command
UKUS
释义
n.
The person ranking directly below the leader; the deputy
副指挥官；二把手
词根拆分
原生英语secondroot
+
inroot
+
commandroot
=second-in-command
second in command = 指挥序列中排第二的人——领导缺席时接管的那位。
常用搭配
- 1.serve as second-in-command担任二把手
- 2.appoint a second-in-command任命副手
例句
- 1.
As second-in-command, she ran the unit while the captain was away.
作为二把手，队长不在时由她管理这支队伍。