| 单词 | second line |
| 释义 | > as lemmassecond line second line n. Military (see quot. 1876); also attributive; also gen., any second row or series; frequently attributive or as adj., esp. designating persons or things that rank second in ability, value, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > second best next best1423 secondary1428 second best1439 secondc1440 secondar1474 second-rate1669 second line1797 second-class1837 the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > [adjective] > subordinate collateralc1374 subalternate?a1425 subalternal1483 subaltern1578 subordinate1620 subordinatinga1635 subordinated1640 subalternated1659 subordinant1678 second line1797 subdominant1826 society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > part of army by position > [noun] > second line help1490 support1761 second line1797 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 738/1 The first line ought to consist of 20 battalions, with..16 battalions in the second line. 1876 G. E. Voyle & G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) 231 An army, when drawn up for battle, should be formed in three distinct lines; the first line to commence the battle, the second, to support it, and to fill up the gaps; the third..as a reserve. 1904 Westm. Gaz. 17 May 9/1 The main body of the investing force will be composed of fortress and second-line troops. 1912 C. Mackenzie Carnival (ed. 5) iv. 43 Lilli Vergoe, a second-line girl in the Corps de Ballet of the Orient Palace of Varieties. 1939 Russell & Smith in Ramsey & Smith Jazzmen 27 The funerals and parades always had a ‘second line’ which consisted of the kids who danced along behind. 1955 N. Shapiro & N. Hentoff Hear me talkin' to Ya iii. 39 I was a ‘second~line’ kid. That meant I'd follow the big bands down the streets, and..carry their cases while they played. 1969 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. 2 Numerous bright features also developed in the so-called second-line issues [of stock]. 1972 Jazz & Blues Sept. 10/1 The second line beat is the funky, calypso-like 2/4 cadence struck up by the bass drummer in a New Orleans funeral parade. 1975 Cricketer May 17/3 The Robins were still operating with their second-line bowlers. 1980 ‘J. Melville’ Chrysanthemum Chain 142 Those guys [sc. politicians] on your list are essentially second-line. < as lemmas |
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