secondhand

英 ['sekənd'hænd]

美 [ˌsekənd'hænd]

adj.  二手货的; 旧的; 间接的

高考TEM8

BNC.15042

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 二手的;用过的;旧的
  Second-handthings are not new and have been owned by someone else.
  1. Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business.
     买二手车可能有风险。
  2. ...a stack of second-hand books.
     一摞旧书
  3. Second-handis also an adverb.
     
  4. Far more boats are bought second-hand than are bought brand new.
     买二手船的人要远比买新船的多。
• 卖旧货的
  Asecond-handshop sells second-hand goods.
• ADJ (故事、观点、信息)第二手的，间接的，非亲身经历的
  Second-handstories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience.
  1. He conceded that second-hand accounts are leading to rumour and counter-rumour...
     他承认道听途说会引发谣言和辟谣。
  2. The denunciation was made on the basis of second-hand information.
     这些指责是依据二手信息提出的。
• at second hand→ see:second

英英释义

adj

• previously used or owned by another
  1. bought a secondhand (or used) car
  Synonym:used
• derived from what is primary or original
  1. a secondhand report
  2. a secondhand account of a memory of something once read
  3. most of our knowledge is secondhand

adv

• by indirect means
  1. I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand
  2. he prefers to buy secondhand

双语例句

• The book was out of print, but I eventually ran it to earth at a secondhand bookshop.
  那本书已经绝版，但我终于在一家旧书店淘到了它。
• At a secondhand store I ran across the works of his early years.
  我在一家旧货店无意中碰到了他早年的作品。
• This is a secondhand book.
  这是一本旧书。
• I got this secondhand laptop for3, 000RMB.What do you think?
  我买这台二手手提电脑花了三千元人民币。你觉得怎么样？
• I dropped on just what I wanted at a secondhand bookstore.
  我在一家旧书店里发现了我所需要的书。
• I also spend some time buying a secondhand AGP for my computer.
  我还花了一些时间买了一块二手显卡。
• Did you buy it new or secondhand?
  你买时它是新的还是二手货？
• I ran across one of his earliest recordings in a secondhand shop.
  我在一家旧货铺里偶然发现了一张他早年灌制的唱片。
• This is a book I bought secondhand years ago.
  这是我几年前买的一本旧书。
• Besides, secondhand smoke is a big health hazard, you know.
  再说，你也知道吸二手烟对健康的危害很大。