英 [ˌsekənd ˈbest] 美 [ˌsekənd ˈbest]
次优:指在最好之后的第二好的人或事物。
次好地:指在第二位的位置。
second best //
形容词 Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than all the other things of that kind. 第二好的
He put on his second best suit.
他穿上了他第二好的西服。
形容词 You can use second best to describe something that you have to accept even though you would have preferred something else. 退而求其次的
...a messy, second-best solution.
…一个麻烦的、退而求其次的解决办法。
单数型名词 Second best is also a noun. 第二好者
Oatmeal is a good second best.
燕麦片是不错的第二选择。
the competitor who finishes second
同义词: runner-up
next to the best
同义词: second-best
in second place
同义词: second-best
次优
原本法布雷加斯是最适合的人选,怅然传授却誓不放人,退而求其次(Second best)的遴选是马斯切拉诺,1头狮子领导下的100只绵羊,要比1只绵羊领导的100头狮子可怕得多。
经济学家看公共政策,通常有两种看法:第一好(First Best)或是第二好(Second Best),但是第一好不一定是最好。
... second to none首屈一指 second best居第二位的;仅次于最好的 second harmonic二次谐波 ...
推论1 在最优机制下,由于存在信息成本, 竞标企业只能提供次优(the second best)的质量 水平.
Oatmeal is a good second best.
燕麦片是不错的第二选择。
He put on his second best suit.
他穿上了他第二好的西服。
My best subject was history and my second best was geography.
我学得最好的科目是历史,其次是地理。
Pittsburgh had finished the regular season with the second best record in the AFC at 12-4 while the Cardinals squeaked into the post-season from the NFC at 9-7.
VOA : standard.2009.12.24
And if the goalie dives to the right, you're best off shooting to the left, second best off shooting to the middle, and worst off by shooting to the right; and that's kind of common sense.
如果门将扑向右边,你最好从左路射门,其次从中路射门,从右路射门是最差的选择,这些都是常识了吧
博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
So, not surprisingly in this game, it turns out that if the goalie dived to the left you're best off shooting to the right, second best off shooting to the middle, and worst off shooting to the left.
因此毫无争议地说,如果门将扑向左路,你最好选择从右路射门,其次是从中路射门,最差的选择是从左路射门
博弈论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
The final round was hosted by Alex Trebek, best known for hosting the television game show "Jeopardy!" Arjun Kandaswamy from Oregon won second place.
VOA : special.2009.05.29
Mad Men,a show about the New York advertising business in the 1960s, won the Emmy for best drama for the second consecutive year.
VOA : standard.2009.09.21
The second best-selling active NBA pitchman is Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Their 96-66 record was the second best in baseball behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
The railroads were the second best performing industry group, up 25.7%, followed by the transportation services.