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单词 second line
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Definition of second line in English:

second line

noun
  • 1A battle line behind the front line to support it and make good its losses.

    its capture would allow them to penetrate the second line of enemy defences
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Badrand smiled as with a huge crash, his second line joined the battle.
    • Spanish artillery supported this position from a second line of defenses.
    • Men in the first line fought until they were killed or wounded and then men from the second line would move up to fill the space.
    • He tried to form a second line but Allied cavalry swept him away: by dawn on the 24th only about half his army was intact.
    • Lord George, riding in advance of the second line, found himself actually in danger.
  • 2as modifier Ranking second in strength, effectiveness, ability, or value.

    second-line American computer manufacturers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As his Wild open up their season, Daigle is pencilled in as a second-line right-winger on one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league.
    • But the working musicians who populate the neighborhood clubs, second-line parades and jazz brunches, are more vulnerable, often living gig to gig.
    • Fortunately their second-line bowlers were nowhere near as good.
    • We have also had strong performances from some second-line stocks including Kingspan and Grafton Group.
    • Beyond these two core noisemakers is a symphony of slacker strings and second-line horns.
  • 3usually as modifier A medical treatment or therapy used in support of another, or as a more drastic measure if the primary treatment is ineffective.

    second-line, expensive, often invasive tests
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Endometrial curettage may be used as a second-line treatment if pharmacological efforts have been ineffective.
    • Another review of several case studies recommended oral and topical retinoids as second-line therapy for the treatment of flat warts.
    • At the moment, corticosteroids should only be considered as a second-line treatment, and the exact indication remains to be determined.
    • No ideal second-line treatment has been established if the initial therapy fails to eradicate the organism.
    • These differences in second-line therapy may account for some part of the observed difference in survival.
 
 

Definition of second line in US English:

second line

noun
  • 1usually as modifier A medical treatment or therapy used in support of another, or as a more drastic measure if the primary treatment is ineffective.

    second-line, expensive, often invasive tests
    Example sentencesExamples
    • No ideal second-line treatment has been established if the initial therapy fails to eradicate the organism.
    • These differences in second-line therapy may account for some part of the observed difference in survival.
    • At the moment, corticosteroids should only be considered as a second-line treatment, and the exact indication remains to be determined.
    • Endometrial curettage may be used as a second-line treatment if pharmacological efforts have been ineffective.
    • Another review of several case studies recommended oral and topical retinoids as second-line therapy for the treatment of flat warts.
  • 2A battle line behind the front line to support it and make good its losses.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Badrand smiled as with a huge crash, his second line joined the battle.
    • He tried to form a second line but Allied cavalry swept him away: by dawn on the 24th only about half his army was intact.
    • Spanish artillery supported this position from a second line of defenses.
    • Lord George, riding in advance of the second line, found himself actually in danger.
    • Men in the first line fought until they were killed or wounded and then men from the second line would move up to fill the space.
  • 3as modifier Ranking second in strength, effectiveness, ability, or value.

    the clutch of second-line U.S. computer manufacturers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As his Wild open up their season, Daigle is pencilled in as a second-line right-winger on one of the lowest-scoring teams in the league.
    • But the working musicians who populate the neighborhood clubs, second-line parades and jazz brunches, are more vulnerable, often living gig to gig.
    • Fortunately their second-line bowlers were nowhere near as good.
    • We have also had strong performances from some second-line stocks including Kingspan and Grafton Group.
    • Beyond these two core noisemakers is a symphony of slacker strings and second-line horns.
 
 
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