second class
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌsecond ˈclass noun [uncountable] 1. TTa way of travelling on a ship or train that is cheaper and less comfortable than first class 〔轮船的〕二等舱；〔火车的〕二等车厢2. TCMa way of delivering letters etc in Britain that is cheaper and slower than first class 第二类邮件〔在英国指比第一类邮件收费便宜但速度较慢的邮件〕3. TCMthe system in the US for delivering newspapers, magazines, advertisements etc through the post 第二类邮件〔在美国指报纸、杂志、广告等的投递〕
Examples from the Corpus
second class• One corporation elected to be an S corporation at a time when it had a second class of stock.• He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Oxford, where he obtained a second class in modern history in 1911.• He changed into his civilian clothes a holiday in itself-and boarded a passenger liner to the Foundation, second class.• One day I changed from second class to high class.• It mattered less what the company clerks and rubber plantation foremen in second class might feel.• Within this second class, there are two subtypes.• He dropped to second class in the examinations of June 1788, and after that was unplaced.• Competition is keen and candidates must offer a minimum of an upper second class honours degree together with evidence of satisfactory financial arrangements.ˌsecond-ˈclass adjective [only before noun] 1 people 人UNIMPORTANT considered to be less important and less valuable than other people 二等的，次等的，较差的 Why should old people be treated like second-class citizens? 为什么老年人要被当作二等公民对待？2 lower standard 较低的标准 of a lower standard or quality than the best 〔标准、质量〕次等的，二流的 We will not accept a second-class education for our children. 我们不会接受自己的孩子只得到二流的教育。3. TRAVEL 旅行second-class ticket/fare/compartment/cabin etc tickets etc that are for cheaper, less comfortable seats on a train or ship 二等票/票价/车厢/舱等4. MAIL 邮件second-class mail/post/stamp etc relating to the system of delivering mail in Britain that is cheaper and slower 〔英国的〕第二类邮件/邮票等5 university degree 大学学位 used to describe a university degree in Britain that is good, but not the highest level 二级荣誉的〔英国大学学士学位，仅次于优等的一级〕 a second-class honours degree 二级荣誉学位 → first class(3) —second class adverb He was travelling second class. 他出行选择乘二等舱。Examples from the Corpus
second-class• They want to treat all Arabs as slaves and second-class citizens.• She took her finals in 1900 and was awarded second-class honours in the university examination for women.• Somewhere south of York, Hubert was alone in a second-class non-smoking compartment.• It is a fitting reminder of the isolation and second-class status of these efforts.• Enraged and impelled by her second-class status, she became one of the first literary feminists.• I would not want to return women to the second-class status they are only now escaping.• In many places, women seemed beaten down and resigned to their second-class status.second-class citizens• Private car-owners have become second-class citizens.• Some speak resentfully of a takeover by the Wessis, with themselves marked out for the role of second-class citizens.• There were those who, almost despite themselves, equated refugees with second-class citizens.• They want to treat all Arabs as slaves and second-class citizens.• We did not have a chance to mingle with Okinawansthey were considered second-class citizens.• Women were very definitely second-class citizens.• But they remained second-class citizens as the Service restocked itself with young men of the right background from Oxford and Cambridge.• Here we are, second-class citizens in our own country.From Longman Business Dictionarysecond-classˈsecond-class adjective [only before a noun]1second-class mail is cheaper to send than FIRST-CLASS mail because it takes slightly longer to be deliveredWe aim to deliver 96% of second-class letters by the third working day after collection.a second-class stamp2TRAVELsecond-class travel, fares etc are cheaper than FIRST-CLASS ones because they do not offer such a comfortable journeya second-class ticket —second class adverbOnly copy documents should be sent second class.Passengers travelling second class can buy two sleeper tickets for the price of one.ˌsecond ˈclass nounˌsecond-ˈclass adjectiveChineseSyllable
way ship a Corpus a or that train Business of travelling on
second class
ˌsecond ˈclass 
noun [uncountable]
1. a way of travelling on a ship or train that is cheaper and less comfortable than first class
2. a way of delivering letters etc in Britain that is cheaper and slower than first class
3. the system in the US for delivering newspapers, magazines, advertisements etc through the post
See main entry: second-class
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noun [uncountable]1. a way of travelling on a ship or train that is cheaper and less comfortable than first class
2. a way of delivering letters etc in Britain that is cheaper and slower than first class
3. the system in the US for delivering newspapers, magazines, advertisements etc through the post
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See main entry: second-class