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secondhand

['sekənd'hænd] ['sekəndhænd]
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
  • ADJ
    二手的;用过的;旧的
    Second-hand things are not new and have been owned by someone else.
    例句
    Buying a second-hand car can be a risky business. 买二手车可能有风险。 ...a stack of second-hand books. 一摞旧书
  • ADJ
    卖旧货的
    A second-hand shop 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-hand stories, information, or opinions are those you learn about from other people rather than directly or from your own experience.
    例句
    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。 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。
英汉词典释义
  • adj.
    旧的;用过的;二手的
    He happened on the book in a secondhand bookstore. 他在旧书店里偶然发现了这本书。 Do you know where I can get hold of a secondhand carpet cleaner? 你知道我在哪里可以弄到旧的地毯吸尘器吗? As I was looking through some books on a secondhand bookstall,I dropped on just what I wanted. 当我在旧书摊浏览书籍时,我意外地找到了我所需要的书。
    <贬>(消息、信息等)间接得来的;二手的
    I bought a secondhand chair which is as good as new. 我买了一把二手货椅子,它如同新的一样。 They sell new and secondhand computers. 他们卖新电脑和二手电脑。
英英词典释义
  • Adjective
    1. derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand;
    "a secondhand report""a secondhand account of a memory of something once read""most of our knowledge is secondhand"
    2. previously used or owned by another;
    "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
  • Adverb
    1. by indirect means;
    "I heard about it only secondhand or thirdhand""he prefers to buy secondhand"