second lieutenant

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ˌsecond lieuˈtenant noun [countable]  PMPOSITION/RANKa middle rank in several of the US and British military forces, or someone who has this rank 〔美、英军队的〕少尉〔军衔〕

Examples from the Corpus

second lieutenant• M in the 1960s, Hargrove also earned a commission as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army.• During the brief period I spoke of, we had a second lieutenant take over the platoon.• I opened the door as a young second lieutenant walked by.

ˌsecond lieuˈtenant nounChineseSyllable  

several a Corpus in the US middle of rank

second lieutenant
ˌsecond lieuˈtenant noun [countable]
a middle rank in several of the US and British military forces, or someone who has this rank

second lieutenantBrE /ˌsekənd ˌlefˈtenənt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsekənd ˌluːˈtenənt/ 🔊 nounan officer of lower rank in the army or the US air force just below the rank of a lieutenant 陆军少尉；（美国）空军少尉