second hand

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ˈsecond ˌhand1 noun [countable]  TMCthe long thin piece of metal that points to the seconds on a clock or watch 〔钟表的〕秒针

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second hand• The second hand had its own dial at the bottom of the face.• The second hand had stopped where it had met the pin inserted near the 55-second mark.second ˈhand2 adverb  1  if you get something second hand, it is not new and has been used by other people before 作为旧货[二手货]get/buy something second hand We got most of our furniture second hand. 我们大部分家具都是二手货。2  if you hear something second hand, the person who tells you is not the person who originally said it 间接地，从第二手 It may not be true – I only heard it second hand. 这不一定是真的——我只是从别人那里听来的。3. if you experience something second hand, you experience it through other people, rather than directly 从他人处；间接地 → (at) first hand at first1(8)

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get/buy something second hand• They may also like to think very carefully about where to go when buying a second hand car.ˌsecond-ˈhand, secondhand /ˌsekəndˈhænd◂/ ●●○ adjective  1  OLD/NOT NEWsecond-hand things are not new when you get them, because they were owned by someone else before you 旧的，用过的，二手的 second-hand clothes 旧衣服 a second-hand car 二手车secondhand store/shop etc (=a shop that sells second-hand things) 旧货店2  second-hand information or knowledge is told to you by someone who is not the person who originally said it – used to show disapproval 〔信息、知识等〕间接得来的，二手的〔含贬义〕 OPP first-handsecond-hand reports/accounts second-hand accounts of mass killings 对大屠杀的二手报道

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second-hand• "Is that table new?" "No, we got it second-hand."• Do you know where I can buy a second-hand bicycle?• Max spent the whole afternoon looking around a second-hand book store.• Estate agents rank in public esteem with double-glazing salesmen, second-hand car dealers - behind even politicians and journalists.• For example second-hand car deals are usually contracts for the sale of specific goods.• second-hand clothing• This outfit specialises in reselling second-hand equipment.second-hand reports/accounts• But as is often the case with such second-hand reports, they were never amplified by other segments of the national media.From Longman Business Dictionarysecond-handˌsecond-ˈhand adjective not new, and having one or more previous ownersSYN AmE pre-owned, USEDImported second-hand vehicles could eat into the demand for new cars. —second-hand adverbThe solution for small businesses may be to buy their IT equipment second-hand.

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second hand

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ˈsecond ˌhand¹ noun [countable]
the long thin piece of metal that points to the seconds on a clock or watch

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second ˈhand² adverb
1. if you get something second hand, it is not new and has been used by other people before
    get/buy something second hand
    We got most of our furniture second hand.
2. if you hear something second hand, the person who tells you is not the person who originally said it:
    It may not be true – I only heard it second hand.
3. if you experience something second hand, you experience it through other people, rather than directly
⇨ (at) first hand at first¹(8)

second handBrE /ˈsekənd hænd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsekənd hænd/ 🔊 noun

the hand on some watches and clocks that shows seconds （钟表的）秒针