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单词 second-string
释义 second-string
\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase second string
1. : being a substitute as distinguished from a regular (as on a football team)
 < went so far as to have his second-string catcher … play second base in the eighth inning — Roscoe McGowen >
 < short road tours with second-string casts — Current Biography >
— compare first-string
2. : being of the second or an inferior order of quality or importance
 < reporters and second-string strategists — R.H.Rovere >
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